Black bean sauce

1 cup

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1tablespoonVegetable oil
2teaspoonsMinced fresh ginger
2eachesCloves garlic
½cupChicken stock
1tablespoonSoy sauce
2tablespoonsDry sherry
½teaspoonSugar
½teaspoonHot chile paste
2teaspoonsCornstarch
3tablespoonsFermented black beans
2teaspoonsSesame oil

Directions

In a small sauce pan heat oil and fry ginger and garlic. Add stock, soya, sherry, sugar and chile paste. Stir and bring to a boil. Make a slurry of the starch and a little water and stir in. As the sauce thickens add the black beans. Take off the heat and just before serving stir in the sesame oil. Submitted By JIM WELLER On 03-26-95