Step 1 - Wash and rehydrate black beans, orange peel

Place the fermented black beans (1 tbsp) in a bowl, and rinse them under running water for 15-20 seconds. Gently massage the beans as you do this. Drain the water, and set the bowl aside to let the beans rehydrate.

Break off the amount of dried mandarin peel (1 tsp) you need and soak it in warm water for 5-10 minutes.

Step 2 - Cut spare ribs

Cut the spare ribs (1 lb) between the bones into small pieces (about 1 to 1.5 inches), and place them into a bowl.

Step 3 - Rinse and dry ribs

This step is done in 3 parts:

Cornstarch: Add cornstarch (1 tbsp) to the ribs, and massage the ribs around to evenly mix the cornstarch around the surface of each rib.

Rinse: Rinse the ribs in running water for 1 to 2 minutes, massaging the ribs as you go.

Dry: Pour out all of the water, and press and squeeze the ribs against a colander to get rid of excess water. Take a thick paper towel and wrap the ribs in it, pressing and patting to absorb moisture.

Step 4 - Marinate ribs

Start boiling 3-4 cups of water so it will be ready for steaming.

Prepare the marinade:

Add salt (0.50 tsp), sugar (1 tsp), light soy sauce (0.50 tbsp), oyster sauce (1 tbsp), Shaoxing wine (0.50 tbsp) to a bowl.

Mince garlic (1 clove), ginger (1 tsp), and rehydrated mandarin orange peel (1 tsp), and add them to the bowl.

Cut a few slices of red chili pepper and green onion (2 pieces) for garnish later.

Combine the bowl of seasonings into the bowl of ribs. Mix and massage the bowl of ribs for 45-60 seconds to distribute all of the flavors.

Mince the black beans (1 tbsp), add to the bowl of ribs, and mix/massage the ribs for 20-30 seconds.

Add sesame oil (1 tsp) and cornstarch (2 tbsp), and mix/massage the ribs around for another 60 seconds to evenly coat each rib with cornstarch.

Step 5 - Prepare to steam ribs

Heat the wok on the stove, placing the steamer rack in the center of the wok. Add enough boiling water so that it just barely covers the entire steamer rack.

Transfer the ribs into the plate you'll be steaming with, being careful not to let any ribs be covered by one another. Add the chili pepper slices, and pour vegetable oil (0.50 tsp) on the ribs.

Step 6 - Cover wok & steam

Carefully place the plate of ribs on top of the steamer rack. Double-check to make sure that there's a little bit of water touching the bottom surface of the plate.

Cover the wok, set the stove to its highest heat setting, and steam the spare ribs for 20 minutes.

Step 7 - Garnish & enjoy!

After 20 minutes, turn the heat off, uncover the wok, garnish with the green onions, and carefully remove the plate from the wok. Enjoy!