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DIY Black Bean Sauce

DIY Black Bean Sauce, eat well on universal credit

We have a handy Chinese supermarket where we can get things like Fermented Black Beans, which is rather cool. To be honest we could have bough this in a jar. But it wouldn’t have tasted anywhere near as good and it wouldn’t have been as much fun. Fun is part of the cooking gig after all?

Ingredients:-

3 Tbsp of Fermented Black Beans
2 Tbsp of Garlic, minced into 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil
1 Tbsp of Black Treacle
3 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free for us)
1 Tsp of White Rice Wine Vinegar
1 Tbsp of Cornflour & 2 Tbsp of Water mixed to a paste
2 Tbsp of fresh Ginger, Minced
2 Tbsp of Shaoxing Wine
½ a Tsp of Sriracha
The green tops of 2 Spring Onions, finely chopped

Method:-

(1) Soak the Black Beans in water for an hour, drain and mash.
(2) Mix in the Garlic in Oil and the Ginger.
(3) Add to a pan over a low heat and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
(4) Add all the other ingredients except the Cornflour mix.
(5) Simmer for 20 minutes.
(6) Stir the Cornflour and water as it will have settled and add.
(7) Add to the sauce and simmer for a few minutes until thickened.

This make about 500ml of really strong Sauce. We’re having the remainder with slow braised Pork Shoulder this evening.

 

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Sri Lankan Pork Curry recipe, eat well on universal credit

I found a slab of Boneless Belly Pork with a reasonable amount of meat on it. So this was the result….

It’s a bit of a long recipe, but well worth reading!

Ingredients for the Roasted Curry Powder:-

 4 Cardamom Pods, seeds only
1 Tsp of Basmati Rice
1 Tsp of Coriander Seeds
1 Tsp of Cumin Seeds
1 Tsp of Peppercorns
1 Tsp of Mustard Seeds
1 Tsp of Fennel Seeds
4 Cloves

Method:-

(1) Add all the ingredients to a frying pan and roast over a high heat until fragrant.
(2) Remove and set aside to cool.
(3) Grind to a powder.

Ingredients for the Curry Sauce:-

5 Cloves of Garlic, minced
A Thumb of Ginger, grated
1 Tsp of Roasted Chilli Powder
2 Green Chillies, chopped
1 Tsp of Turmeric
1 Tbsp of Roasted Curry Powder
The Zest of a Lime
1 Tbsp of Panam Paani ( Pine Syrup - Honey would probably work )
1 Cinnamon Stick
8 Curry Leaves
1 Tsp of Tamarind dissolved in water
1 Onion, diced
400ml of Almond Milk
400ml of Chicken Stock
Oil to Fry
Salt & Pepper to season

Ingredients for the Pink Onion Garnish:-

1 Red Onion, sliced into rings
Juice of a Lime
Salt & Pepper

Method:-

(1) Place the Onions in a bowl.
(2) Add the Lime Juice, Salt & Pepper.
(3) Set aside for an hour.

Ingredients for the Rub:-

500g of Boneless Belly Pork
1 Tbsp of Roasted Curry Powder ( See Above )
½ Tsp of Turmeric
1 Tsp of Roasted Chilli Powder
Salt & Pepper

Method:-

(1) Combine the Roasted Curry Powder, Turmeric, Roasted Chilli Powder, Salt & Pepper
(2) Rub into the Pork and marinade for 2 hours.

Bringing it all together:-

(1) Once your Pork have marinaded in the rub for a couple of hours, you’re good to go.
(2) Add Oil to a pan over a medium heat.
(3) Add the Curry Leaves and Cinnamon stick and fry until fragrant.
(4) Add the Onions and Lemon Zest and fry for 2 minutes.
(5) Add the Chillies, Garlic and Ginger, frying until fragrant.
(6) Add the marinaded Pork, stirring to combine and cook for 5 minutes.
(7) Add the Tamarind, Roasted Chilli Powder, 1 Tbsp of roasted Curry Powder.
(8) Stir and cook out for 1 minute.
(9) Add the Milk, Stock & Panam Paani.
(10) Allow to simmer for 2 hours, or until the Pork is tender.
(11) Serve over Rice and garnish with Pink Onions and sliced Green Chillies, remembering to remove the Cinnamon stick.

Quite a lot of work, but this was really tasty!

 

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