Omnivore's Cookbook · by Maggie Zhu★ 5.0 (34)
Homemade Black Bean Sauce
NUTRITION · PER SERVING30M COOK
CAL 34%·PRO 22%
CARBS 61G35% OF CAL
8G FIBER33G SUGAR20G OTHER
FAT 44G58% OF CAL
6G SAT38G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
A thick, aromatic Chinese pantry sauce made from fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and dried chilies. Simmers in 30 minutes and keeps for weeks. Use for stir-frying, marinating, steaming, or dipping.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 2- 1 cup fermented black beans
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 white onion (, minced)
- 4 to 6 dried chili peppers (, torn to small pieces (*Footnote 1))
- 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry, or Japanese sake) (*Footnote 2))
- 1/4 cup light soy sauce ((or soy sauce, or tamari for gluten-free option))
- 1/4 cup sugar ((or brown sugar))
- 1 head garlic ((8 to 10 big cloves, minced (*Footnote 3))
- 1 thumb ginger (, minced (*Footnote 4))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 30M
CAL 34%·PRO 22%
CARBS 61G35% OF CAL
8G FIBER33G SUGAR20G OTHER
FAT 44G58% OF CAL
6G SAT38G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 1727mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 950mg
- Calcium
- 29mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 1727MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.