Stewed Pork Ribs with Bittergourds

Mum taught me how to cook this dish beginning of this year. I love to eat this dish, but hubby doesn't really like coz he doesn't like stewed pork ribs. Anyway, whocares? I love it!!

Ingredients
•1 medium-size bittergourd
•300g pork ribs, chopped into 4cm-5cm lengths
•3-4 tbsp preserved bean paste (tau cheong)
•1/2 tsp sugar
•Dark soy sauce
•Soya Sauce
•Water
•Fishmaw (optional)

Method
1. Cut bittergourd lengthwise into quarters. Remove the seeds and cut at an angle into 2cm-thick pieces.

2. Boil the ribs with water. Pour away the oily/cloudy water.

3. Reboil the ribs with water and tau cheong, soya sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar.

4. Add bittergourd and fish maw (optional). Mix well.

5. Allow to simmer over a gentle low heat until ribs turn tender. Serve dish hot with plain rice.