Chinese Black Bean Sauce

Name: Chinese Black Bean Sauce
Yield: Makes 300 ml
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine); 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon cornflour, mixed with 1 teaspoon water; 1 teaspoon cornflour, mixed with 1 teaspoon water; 75 g Chinese black beans, coarsely chopped; 150 ml well-flavoured chicken stock; 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine); 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon groundnut oil; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2.5 cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes
300 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Paul Gayler's Sauce Book

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon groundnut oil
2

Asia
China
Sauce

Method

Heat both oils in a wok over a high heat. Add the garlic, ginger and black beans and fry for 1 minute.
Add the stock, soy sauce, mirin and sugar, and bring to the boil.
Simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in the cornflour and water mixture until the sauce thickens.