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Chinese Black Bean Chili Sauce - this is my aunt's authentic recipe and is delicious served with Chinese dumplings

Chinese Black Bean Chili Sauce

Cuisine Chinese
Servings 1 /2 cup

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sherry
  • 2 teaspoons organic sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons minced scallions
  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 2 tablespoons fermented salted black beans, rinsed and rained
  • 1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, mix together soy sauce, sherry , sugar, salt, water and scallions.
  2. In a small saucepan, heat oil, then add black beans and chili pepper flakes; cook for one minutes; stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds. Remove from heat and stir in soy sauce mixture. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to use.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Florence Lin's Complete Book of Chinese Noodles, Dumplings and Breads