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soy sauce (water, salt, soybean, wheat flour), fermented black bean (black bean, salt), garlic, water, salt, sugar, soybean oil, rice wine, modified corn starch. Product of China.
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soy sauce (water, salt, soybean, wheat flour), fermented black bean (black bean, salt), garlic, water, salt, sugar, soybean oil, rice wine, modified corn starch. Product of China.
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Product Description
A savory and ready-to-use sauce with aromatic black beans and garlic. Use in stir-frying and as a dip for steamed dishes. For example, you can stir fry 4 oz diced chicken in 1 tbsp black bean garlic sauce, add 1/2 tsp sugar and diced bell pepper, serve with jasmine rice, enjoy!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By chamelean75
This sauce is salty. Before you use the sauce, you need to TRY IT YOURSELF. Then when you use it, you are only suppose to use it in SMALL quantities as in SMALL spoonfuls. Add a little bit first, taste the dish and then add more. This isn't a type of sauce that you can just slather on to something. When you stir fry with it, lets say, black bean chicken, add a little bit, taste and then add more.
DO NOT ADD ANY ADDITIONAL SOY SAUCE to your dish. Black bean sauce is pretty much black beans, salt, soy sauce and oyster sauce. You do not need to add any additional salt or soy sauce.
I bought this sauce because if I'm short on time and I don't have time to soak black beans, this is a good substitute.
Just a warning, sampling the sauce itself is essential, but it is so salty that it may make you gag. However, it is delicious when used in CORRECT quanitities and spread over meat.
Let me remphasize, SMALL QUANTITIES.
DO NOT ADD ANY ADDITIONAL SOY SAUCE to your dish. Black bean sauce is pretty much black beans, salt, soy sauce and oyster sauce. You do not need to add any additional salt or soy sauce.
I bought this sauce because if I'm short on time and I don't have time to soak black beans, this is a good substitute.
Just a warning, sampling the sauce itself is essential, but it is so salty that it may make you gag. However, it is delicious when used in CORRECT quanitities and spread over meat.
Let me remphasize, SMALL QUANTITIES.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Leighton Ku
For years I've used this sauce in stir fry dishes, such as with cut up chicken or broccoli. I used to be able to find it in my local groceries. But it has become hard to find in stores around here. So it is great to find it at Amazon! It is somewhat salty, but a little goes a long way.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Cassandra
Best way to use this sauce....it is best for STIR FRY.
Heat a few tablespoons of peanut oil or your favorite oil. It is good to add some roasted sesame oil to the other oil. For a large stir fry dish, add 1-2 or max max max 3 teas of Black Bean Garlic Sauce and equal amt Red Chili Garlic Paste same brand is a good one) to the oil and mix well. Of course you can squeeze in lemon or lime juice or and equal or lesser amt of Tamarind paste (cheap 6 pk on Amazon so go in on it w some friends because Tamarind paste is super concentrated and similar to lemon juice but more savory, and it is NOT a dipping sauce either) and also add more garlic and or mix in some quality peanut butter (not Skippy or other pasty kind) or sesame tahini (Joyva Tahini is my fav and cheapest at Vitacost), then add your various vegetables and meat if you want. I would NEVER consider this a dipping sauce and if adding to a broth...i would only add a speck. This keeps FOREVER refridgerated (also refridg nut butters). Always use a clean utensil to scoop out of container for longevity of freshness. :-)
Heat a few tablespoons of peanut oil or your favorite oil. It is good to add some roasted sesame oil to the other oil. For a large stir fry dish, add 1-2 or max max max 3 teas of Black Bean Garlic Sauce and equal amt Red Chili Garlic Paste same brand is a good one) to the oil and mix well. Of course you can squeeze in lemon or lime juice or and equal or lesser amt of Tamarind paste (cheap 6 pk on Amazon so go in on it w some friends because Tamarind paste is super concentrated and similar to lemon juice but more savory, and it is NOT a dipping sauce either) and also add more garlic and or mix in some quality peanut butter (not Skippy or other pasty kind) or sesame tahini (Joyva Tahini is my fav and cheapest at Vitacost), then add your various vegetables and meat if you want. I would NEVER consider this a dipping sauce and if adding to a broth...i would only add a speck. This keeps FOREVER refridgerated (also refridg nut butters). Always use a clean utensil to scoop out of container for longevity of freshness. :-)
By Dan Harrison
Amazon Verified Purchase
We find it to be indispensable for asian cooking. It adds a distinct flavor to every dish. I even use it in some basic saute dishes.
not really a sauce, more of a flavoring agent.
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been eating this for years, specifically in dish of cold noodles with peanut sauce and vegetables. We add just a bit, about 1/4 tsp for a large serving. One needs to treat it like a spice rather than a stir-fry-type sauce. It is very strong, salty, and distinctive.
I could live without it, but I choose not to. I'm not sure I'm willing to pay $9 shipped for this, when I used to be able to find it at Safeway. No more. Waa.
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been eating this for years, specifically in dish of cold noodles with peanut sauce and vegetables. We add just a bit, about 1/4 tsp for a large serving. One needs to treat it like a spice rather than a stir-fry-type sauce. It is very strong, salty, and distinctive.
I could live without it, but I choose not to. I'm not sure I'm willing to pay $9 shipped for this, when I used to be able to find it at Safeway. No more. Waa.
By L. S. Orris
Amazon Verified Purchase
I love this sauce, I saute chicken cubes in it and add to a fresh green salad.
Makes a great dinner meal, quick and yummy. Use it in a stir fry, you'll love it.
Makes a great dinner meal, quick and yummy. Use it in a stir fry, you'll love it.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Apache Fog
Like almost everyone else here seems to have mentioned before me, this is incredibly salty. I'm glad I gave it a few tries to finally get it right because it is a very good sauce when used in moderation. Anything more than 1 tbsp is probably too much, and that might even be pushing it.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Millilicious
I've cooked with this type of sauce twice now. The first time, I had it with low-sodium soy sauce in the dish I made. It turned out painfully salty to the point that we washed the dish in the sink, re-heated it and ate it that way. Even then, you could taste the saltiness.
Thinking it was my fault for even adding any type of soy sauce to it, I bought a new jar and tried it alone in the dish. Once more, the saltiness was so overpowering, one couldn't even eat anything without having to rinse the dish off.
The tastiness of the black beans and garlic is there, but the saltiness is way too overpowering and is too much to take in.
Thinking it was my fault for even adding any type of soy sauce to it, I bought a new jar and tried it alone in the dish. Once more, the saltiness was so overpowering, one couldn't even eat anything without having to rinse the dish off.
The tastiness of the black beans and garlic is there, but the saltiness is way too overpowering and is too much to take in.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Canned flavor.
I have used this product for convenience but I should be making my own. The product has a distinct canned aroma, which I believe is the result of processed garlic. Read more
Published 15 months ago by smiley
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lee Kum Kee
This is a great seasoning...I knew of the product since i was a kid...As I got my own house and decided to cook, this was first on my list to buy...
Published on December 28, 2010 by Mr.GQ
1.0 out of 5 stars
Barely edible
We are diehard stirfry fans and enjoy all types of cultural foods. If it's different and has lots of veggies and a bit of good meat or seafood, we love it. Read more
Published on September 23, 2010 by K.O.
