To cook, with heart 2 :)

I made us a pot of Spare Ribs with Bittergourd the other day. 

That, and stir-fried greens Doumiao with (plenty of) garlic :)

 

 

Spare Ribs with Bittergourd

Ingredients required:

6 pcs spare ribs

2 small bittergourd, cut to... oh say the size/ length of 2 fingers? (i chose to use the small ones that day cos i like 'em bitter, but the big ones are fine. and next time i'm going to double the quantity of bittergourd cos we both love 'em!)

1 1/2 tbsp tau cheong [fermented beans]

1 tbsp sugar

2 - 3 slices ginger

4 - 6 pieces of garlic, smashed

1/2 cup water

Minimal oil to grease the base of pot
Spring onions to garnish

Steps:
Marinate spare ribs with 1 tbsp tau cheong and 1 tbsp sugar. Leave aside for about an hour.

Heat pot (with oil of cos), add garlic, then ginger.

You'll know to add the marinated ribs when the garlic starts to brown and the awesome smell of fried garlic finds it's way to your nose :p

Add bittergourd and 1/2 tbsp tau cheong.
Add 1/2 cup water and leave to simmer till meat and bittergourd are tender.

Garnish with spring onions just before serving.

Stir-fried Doumiao with garlic

Ingredients required:

1 box of Doumiao (we eat loads of greens so the 2 of us can clean off a whole box of these at one time)

5 pieces garlic, diced

Oil

Soy sauce to season

Steps:

Coat base of pan with oil.

Heat.

Add garlic.

Again, you'll know when to add the greens.

Season as you like.

Serve hot!

Eaten with rice? It was gOOoood! If i may say so myself. Hee!!