black bean sauce

Name: Black bean sauce
Prep time: 1 h
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 bag(s) black beans (the asian style, not frijoles); 4 clove(s) garlic; 1 medium ginger; 2 stalk(s) scallions

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Maria Espravnik

Warrensburg, MO

Updated on May 5, 2014

This is a staple on my kitchen like it is in most asian kitchens

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prep time 1 Hr

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method No-Cook or Other

yield 1 jar

Ingredients

1 bag black beans (the asian style, not frijoles)
4 cloves garlic
1 medium ginger
2 stalks scallions

How To Make black bean sauce

Step 1

Rinse beans , soak them a little

Step 2

Peel ginger and garlic
Step 3

Chop scallions
Step 4

Mash mash mash. Everything together If it's thick add broth to thin
Step 5

You can fry the scallions , ginger, garlic before mashing a little oill
Step 6

This sauce is used with stir frys ......veggies , meats fish yes tofu. Also in savory paste like mixtures; we use the mixes in something we call baos. But my personal favorite…the real reason I came up w this recipe, is mapo tofu. love it! & hold to your hats & seats, the kids love it, the tofu dish is also their favorite. Warning it is a spicy asian dish made with cayenne type peppers. HOT hot hot
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