black bean sauce

Biddlybee

making knots with sticks

• Feb 25, 2008

• #1

...is this sauce made from black beans? Or sauce with black beans in it?

Quite fancy some on a stir fry tonight, but want to make it myself - no luck with recipe searches just yet.

Also, they're soya beans not black beans aren't they?

I'm going to end up buying a packet of sauce aren't I?

 

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tarannau

Mongolian eyed

• Feb 25, 2008

• #2

No, but you're going to end up talking to yourself.


You can buy the right type of black beans from your local oriental superstore

 

Biddlybee

making knots with sticks

• Feb 25, 2008

• #3

I'll stop in Camberwell on the way home then.

(most recipes online say "tip jar of sauce on stir fry" )

 

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El Jefe

.. the Rural Juror

• Feb 25, 2008

• #4

They're not the same as black beans in south / latin american cooking though

 

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tarannau

Mongolian eyed

• Feb 25, 2008

• #5

You don't say Sherl...

 

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Madusa

Baller

• Feb 25, 2008

• #6

lol

I want an MSG hit!

Gonna stop off and get some chinese on route home.

 

Biddlybee

making knots with sticks

• Feb 25, 2008

• #7

El Jefe said:

They're not the same as black beans in south / latin american cooking though

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Hopefully they won't be in the oriental supermarket... although I quite fancy trying them too

 

Lea

Well-Known Member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #8

BiddlyBee said:

...is this sauce made from black beans? Or sauce with black beans in it?

Quite fancy some on a stir fry tonight, but want to make it myself - no luck with recipe searches just yet.

Also, they're soya beans not black beans aren't they?

I'm going to end up buying a packet of sauce aren't I?

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Yes, it is made from black beans of the chinese variety called "dao see" in Cantonese and not made from soya beans.

You can buy them from Chinese supermarkets. Crush them with some cooking oil and mashed garlic and some chillis if you like it spicy.

 

Biddlybee

making knots with sticks

• Feb 25, 2008

• #9

Lea said:

Yes, it is made from black beans of the chinese variety called "dao see" in Cantonese and not made from soya beans.

You can buy them from Chinese supermarkets. Crush them with some cooking oil and mashed garlic and some chillis if you like it spicy.

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Cheers Lea - will any veg oil do?

 

Lea

Well-Known Member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #10

Yeah, veg oil will do.

 

dessiato

🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving

• Feb 25, 2008

• #11

They are a, partially, fermented, black bean. If you can get to a good chinese supermarket they come in tubs and last for ages. I used to like the ones with a bit of ginger in. They make the most amazing black bean sauce with a little soy and some garlic, onion, and chinese white wine. Really quick and amazingly tasty.

 

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beeboo

geek chic

• Feb 25, 2008

• #12

A decent black bean "sauce" from an Asian supermarket is far removed from the crap you get in the supermarket, so even you're not starting entirely from scratch, you'll get a good result. I've got some which is basically black beans with oil and chilli - a couple teaspoons is all you need and it lasts forever. yum yum!

 

Biddlybee

making knots with sticks

• Feb 25, 2008

• #13

Found the black beans (salted ones - so I soaked them a bit), squished them with some garlic, ginger, chilli, oil and soy sauce... was lush... and have loads of beans left

 

alsoknownas

some bloke

• Feb 26, 2008

• #14

Good work people. I am now inspired to do some BB squishing of my very own.

 

Biddlybee

making knots with sticks

• Feb 26, 2008

• #15

Do it The black beans were only 99p

 

chazegee

Number two.

• Feb 26, 2008

• #16

I used some Hoisin in my normally bland stir-fry just now, it's jazzed it right up.