A rich, balanced sauce using fermented black beans, sake, and sambal.

Developer Julianne De Witt is also a bok choy fan, and she likes to prepare the vegetable in a sauce flavored with fermented black beans. She describes this combination as "a very simple and easy ...

You can buy fermented black beans in several forms: plain (usually sold in small bags), in jars (usually labelled "black bean sauce") or flavoured with garlic and chillies (not that common).

And they said, "Let's do beans, so let's have bean ketchup ... It originated as a thin soy sauce made from fermented fish most likely from a region called Tonkin, or in what we call Vietnam ...

Hoisin sauce is a very thick and sweet fermented bean paste flavored with garlic, chiles, and spices. The condiment is best known as the accompaniment to moo shu pork, but it is versatile as a ...

In a small bowl, mash the fermented bean curd with the brine to a smooth paste. Mix in the sugar, soy sauce and rice wine. Finely mince the garlic cloves. Cut the chillies into thin rings ...

You can buy fermented black beans in Asian grocers or supermarkets to make your own black bean sauce. They are preserved in salt and should be rinsed well before using. FAQs about BBC Food ...