Beef Spare Ribs with Black Beans, Red Onions and Soy

Name: Beef Spare Ribs with Black Beans, Red Onions and Soy
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 125 ml (4 ¼ fl oz) soy sauce; 100 ml (3 ½ fl oz) maple syrup or golden syrup or honey; 2 thumbs fresh ginger, peeled and chopped; 250 ml (8 fl oz) boiling water; 2 red onions, peeled and sliced; 6 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed; 2 tablespoons salted Chinese black beans, rinsed briefly; 500-600 g (about 1 lb) beef spare ribs

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

Spare ribs are a really good summer picnic affair, but they also make a great winter dish, so long as you have a big napkin to wear.

Ingredients

100 ml (3 ½ fl oz) maple syrup or golden syrup or honey
2 tablespoon

Main course
Summer
Winter

Method

Combine maple syrup, black beans and ginger in a bowl and rub all over ribs. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4-12 hours, tossing once or twice to make sure they marinate evenly.

Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 5. Place ribs and marinade into a roasting