Black Bean Paste (sauce) by AdrianT. A Thermomix <sup>®</sup> recipe in the category Sauces, dips & spreads on www.recipecommunity.com.au, the Thermomix <sup>®</sup> Community.

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Preparation time

15min

Total time

15min

Portion

1 jar(s)

Level

easy

TM 6
TM 5

by AdrianT

published: 2020/12/26

changed: 2020/12/26

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Ingredients

Black Bean Paste (sauce)

20 g garlic cloves, cut into 2 pieces if large
20 g ginger, cut into slices
5 piece Small hot chilli, deseeded if preferred, 3-4 cm long x 0.5 cm wide
40 g vegetable oil
40 g Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
80 g soy sauce or tamari
5 g rice vinegar
5 g sugar
5 g sesame oil
25 g water
375 g Chinese salted black beans, 1 packet of the vacuum packed type

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Recipe's preparation

Easy to prepare in only a few steps

Place chilli (optional), garlic and ginger into mixing bowl and chop 5 sec/speed 7

Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula

If needed, chop again 3 sec/speed 7 so all pieces are chopped evenly

Place black beans into simmering basket (or into a bowl) rinse well with cold water and drain lightly

Add the drained black beans and all remaining sauce ingredients and mix 10sec/speed 5

If mixture is too thick and dry in appearance, add a small amount of water (25 gm) and mix reverse/15 sec/speed 2. Repeat as required to make a moist paste (not a wet sauce)

Tip

Black bean paste is made using fermented black soya beans (Glycine max) and are commonly called Chinese black beans, salted black beans or douchi. Recipes requiring black bean sauce often use a ready-made bottled sauce but making your own is easy and once it's made you store it in the fridge until needed. You get a much stronger and vibrant flavour in your meal by making your own.

Thermomix Model

Recipe is created for
TM 6

For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.
Recipe is created for
TM 5

If you are using a Thermomix® TM6 measuring cup with your Thermomix® TM5:
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.

Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!

This recipe was provided to you by a Thermomix ® customer and has not been tested by Vorwerk Thermomix ® or The Mix Australia Pty Ltd and The Mix New Zealand Ltd.
Vorwerk Thermomix ® and The Mix Australia Pty Ltd and The Mix New Zealand Ltd assume no liability, particularly in terms of ingredient quantities used and success of the recipes.
Please observe the safety instructions in the Thermomix ® instruction manual at all times.