What to do with chinese black bean sauce?!
What to do with chinese black bean sauce?
i have leftover black bean sauce from making korean style ja jang myun...any ideas on recipes?
also, does the sauce have to be refridgerated? i wasn't sure about that.
Answers:
Recipe from my mother's collection. Enjoy!!
Stir -fry Fish or Chicken Slices in Black Bean Sauce
Ingredients
300g Fish or Chicken Fillet (Cut to Slices)
3 Slices Ginger
2 Tbsp Minced Garlic
1/2 tsp Minced Chili
1 Tbsp Black Bean Paste
Cut into wedges:
50g each of Green and Red capsicum
50g Carrot Slices
Seasoning (Combine) :
2 Tbsp Oyster sauce
? tsp Sugar
? tsp Salt
? Bowl Stock,
Starch Slurry.
Method
Marinate fish or chicken slices with dash of pepper and salt. Dredge lightly in corn starch and deep-fry in hot oil until golden and crispy. Remove and set aside.
Heat 2 Tbsp of Corn Oil in a wok. Saute ginger, garlic then chili till fragrant, then add in black bean paste and fry till aromatic.
Place in carrot, red and green capsicum, fry well, pour in seasoning and when simmering, toss in fish or chicken slices.
Thicken sauce with starch slurry. Dish up and serve immediately.
Note : Please adjust the salt and sugar accordingly because some black bean paste may taste saltier. The amount of stock
can be reduced or omitted if you prefer a drier version of this dish.
Store the Black Bean Sauce in a cool place and optional to be refrigerated.
I like black bean sauce chicken. Not sure if it can be refrigerated.
Black bean sauce is salty and full-flavored.
Whenever I'm in a jam for a quick dinner, I sauteed some freshly chopped garlic,(or powder if you don't have fresh one, just use according to taste), coarsly chopped green onions, a pinch of brown sugar and add about a tablespoon of the Black Bean sauce, and sauteed under low heat until hot, and remove immediately. You can increase amount of sauce, and onions/garlic/bsugar, if you're serving more people,
Make sure you use enough cooking oil so the sauce doesn't evaporate and burn.
I use the finished sauce as a topping on steamed fish (white or mild-flavored preferred),shrimp, scallop or lightly steamed green vegetables.
Since I love spicy food, I usually add them into the sauce and stir before putting it on my main dish.
Good luck.
yes, it does have to be refrigerated once you open the jar. it is fermented so it will last quite a while in the fridge.you can use the leftover and use it in a variety of dishes. you can saute garlic, onions, tomatoes and add whatever kind of meat/fish you have. if you use fish, pan fry the fish and pour the sauteed mixture over the fish before serving. you can garnish with chives. you can also make your dish spicy by adding chili garlic sauce to it. you can also sautee vegetables such as zucchini, eggplants and or green beans with your leftover blackbean sauce. drizzle with sesame oil before serving makes it even more yummy.