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WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?
Rich, savoury and packed with umami flavour.
TIPS, TRICKS & HACKS
- Use in a hot and spicy sauce for mapo tofu.
- Mix with sesame oil, rice vinegar and grated ginger for a dipping sauce for wontons.
- Add to bring savoury depth to a vegan stew of sweet potato, mushrooms and shredded cabbage.
- Mix with honey and grated ginger to use as a marinade for pork spare ribs.
- Stir through flash-fried Tenderstem broccoli, then toss together with noodles.
- Use to make hui guo rou – or Sichuan twice-cooked pork belly.
- Mix with ginger, garlic, spring onion and light soy sauce for a marinade for salmon steaks. Steam, then serve with noodles and pak choi.
easy meal idea
Beef & black bean stir-fry
This quick family supper beats the takeaway hands-down!
- Add strips of beef to a marinade of equal parts of soy, sesame oil and cornflour. Steep for 20 minutes–1 hour.
- Add sesame oil (or Wok Oil) to a wok on a high heat. Sizzle the beef, along with some coarsely chopped green peppers and wedges of red onion, and cook until the veg begins to soften – about 4 minutes. Add 1 tsp crispy chilli oil (or some coarsely chopped red chilli), stir-fry for 30 seconds or so, then add Black Bean Paste, along with any reserved marinade and a little water to achieve your preferred sauce consistency.
- Cook till piping hot, then serve with rice, garnished with chopped spring onion and cashews, if you like.
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