black bean sauce
Fermented soybean paste
Black bean sauce is a savory Chinese condiment made from fermented black soybeans, typically combined with garlic, soy sauce, and rice wine.
It has a pungent, salty flavor with earthy depth.
The sauce appears in stir-fries, steamed dishes, and braises: chicken with black bean sauce, clams in black bean sauce.
Jars of prepared sauce are common in Asian grocery stores.
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
- saltyTasting of brine
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- stir-fryQuick-cook in hot oil
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