Steamed pork ribs with red dates and dong kwai

Ooh! I didn’t know that sis posted about healthy food in the previous post. Here’s another healthy steamed dish I whipped up one evening when I was trying to get a little creative. It probably isn’t new but this is my version of steamed pork ribs with red dates and dong kwai.

You need:

• pork ribs for steaming cut into small pieces
• dried red dates
• wolfberries (kei chi/kor ki)
• Small slice of dong kwai
• Marinade of oyster sauce, soy sauce and pepper

How to:

1. Marinade the pork ribs and set aside for about half an hour.
2. Slice the dong kwai into small pieces for optimum flavour. Don’t use too much as this herb is “heaty” and the taste is very strong.
3. Make slits in the red dates so the flavour and sweetness will be released as it cooks.
4. Scatter the dong kwai, red dates and wolfberries over the pork ribs.
5. Boil up some water in a pot/wok and then steam the dish for about an hour to get the ribs soft or half an hour if you can’t wait. In half an hour the meat will be cooked, but it won’t be very soft and tender. The more ribs you have, the longer you’ll have to steam it for.

I like it when the dish is done and there’s a lot of juice on the plate. So, always make sure you use�a deep plate to catch all the juices. I love spooning them over hot rice. Really whets the appetite!

This dish would work with chicken as well. Chicken cooks faster so half an hour is about all you need. Cut the pieces small so the flavour gets absorbed more.

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