Chinese Braised Pork Ribs with Bitter Gourd 苦瓜焖排骨

🧂 Ingredients

• 850 g pork ribs

  chopped
• 250 g bitter gourd
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp corn starch

  or corn flour (in Asia)
• 100 ml water

  or more if required
• 30 g salted black beans
• 5 cloves garlic
• 75 g ginger

Instructions

• 1 Wash the bitter gourd, cut bitter gourd into half, remove the middle soft
  portion and slice the bitter gourd into half-inches.
• 2 Briefly rinse 30 g salted black beans, drain and set aside.
• 3 Peel and slice 75g ginger. Peel and crush 5 cloves of garlic. 
• 4 Marinate 850g pork ribs with 1 tsp white pepper, 2 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp
  sesame oil, 1 tsp corn starch, 30 g salted black beans, garlic and ginger for 30
  minutes in the casserole pot
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• 5 Start cooking pork ribs on medium heat in a pot and add 100ml water. Bring to
  boil, then simmer over reduced heat for 1.5-2 hours until tender. More moisture
  will be released from the meat but if it dries up, add more water.
  
  Note: always cover with a lid and stir every 15 minutes to ensure even cooking.
• 6 Add bitter gourd in the last 15 minutes and cook till softened. 
• 7 Serve warm with rice.

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