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Authentic Black Bean Sauce

Name: Authentic Black Bean Sauce
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 0.25 cup fermented black beans; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 0.25 cup chicken stock; 1 tsp ginger; 2 cloves garlic; 0.5 tsp cornstarch; 0.5 tsp sugar

JesseEatz

easy

10 min(2 min prep + 8 min cook)

JesseEatz

@jesseeatz

We Found it, We Ate it, Let's Make it

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Feb 17, 2026

JesseEatz

@jesseeatz

We Found it, We Ate it, Let's Make it

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Published

Feb 17, 2026

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Fermented black bean sauce with ginger and garlic punch, perfect for beef stir-fries or seafood with its bold, salty funk.

Ingredients

Servings

Instructions

Prep

1
Mash black beans with ginger and garlic.
2 min

Cook

2
Heat saucepan with a splash of oil, sauté bean mixture 2 minutes.
2 min
3
Add soy, stock, sugar; simmer 3 minutes. Thicken with cornstarch slurry.
4 min
4
Cool and store.
2 min

Chef's Notes

Rinse beans lightly for milder flavor; use fermented black beans for authenticity.

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