Chinese Black Bean Sauce Recipe | Asian Recipes
How to prepare "chinese black bean sauce"
chinese black bean sauce
posted by tiffany at recipegoldmine.com 2/6/2002 9:26 am
makes about 1 cup.
1 cup nonfat, reduced sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons black bean and garlic sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch (for sauce, not marinade)
1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1/2 to 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper, or to taste
2 green onions (scallions), finely minced
to use as a marinade:
in blender mix together broth, black bean and garlic sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, ginger and red pepper until smooth and well blended. transfer to a container, stir in green onion.
to use as a sauce:
in blender, mix together until smooth and well blended all ingredients except green onions. transfer mixture to small saucepan and stir in green onions. over low-medium heat, bring mixture to a simmer, stirring constantly, about 1 to 2 minutes. drizzle small amount of sauce in center of plates and top with cooked chicken, fish, or meat. drizzle a small amount of sauce on top.
some commercially prepared sauces are labeled "black bean and garlic sauce" or "black bean sauce". either is suitable for this recipe.
per tablespoon: 5 cal; no fat; 1 g carbo; 51 mg sodium
