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Black Bean Sauce

Black Bean Sauce

Our latest challenge is to create 100 authentic Asian style dishes. Obviously we could have bought a jar of Black Bean Sauce, but where is the fun in that?!

Ingredients:-

100g of Fermented Black Beans (These are available in Chinese Supermarkets and are really inexpensive)
80ml of Oil
5 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp of fresh Ginger, minced
3 Shallots, finely diced
2 Tbsp of Sugar
2 Tpsp of Shaoxing Rice Wine
2 Tsp of Soy Sauce
¼ Tsp of Five Spice
1 Tsp of Chilli Flakes

Method:-

(1) Rinse and drain the Beans.
(2) Finely chop 2/3 of the Beans, reserving 1/3 whole.
(3) On a low heat, heat the Oil and add the Shallots, Ginger and Garlic.
(4) Sauté into tender and fragrant.
(5) Add the Fermented Black Beans and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
(6) Pour over the Soy Sauce,  Shaoxing Wine, Five Spice, Chilli Flakes and Sugar.
(7) Cook to reduce until the Sauce has thickened.
(8) Cool and transfer to an air tight jar.

This is a very concentrated foundation sauce.

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Beetroot and Bryndza warm Salad

Our second “Vegetarian Alphabet” recipe. This was quite a long process. But very tasty….

Ingredients:-

100g Rosecoco Beans
2 Fresh Beetroots including their tops
2 Medium Potatoes
Bryndza Cheese ( We made this ourselves – Feta will replace this )
2 Small Onions
½ a Yellow and ½ a Red Pepper
Fresh Rosemary
Dried Rosemary
Mixed Herbs
2 leaves of Winder Green Cabbage
Turmeric
Chilli Flakes
Salt & Pepper
Spirit Vinegar
Halved Cherry Tomatoes
Oil

Method:-

(1) Soak the Beans for at least 5 hours.
(2) Cut the greens off the Beetroots, leave a inch or so attached.
(3) Sprinkle with Vinegar, lay on fresh Rosemary and drizzle with Oil. Keep the greens.
(3) Roast them for 40 minutes at 180c and then set aside to cool.
(4) Drain the Beans and add to a pan of fresh water with a little Turmeric.
(5) Bring to the boil and then simmer for 40 minutes.
(6) Drain the Beans and set aside.
(7) When cool enough to handle peel the Beetroot and cut into chunks.
(8) Peel and dice the Potatoes and pre boil in salted water for 5 minutes.
(9) Drain and add little salt, a dash or Oil and mixed Herbs. Set aside to cool.
(10) Skin and chop the Onions and Peppers, arrange on a baking tray and drizzle with Oil and sprinkle with dried Rosemary.
(11) Add the Beetroot and stir together.
(12) Place in the oven on the middle shelf at 180c.
(13) Place the Beans on a baking tray at the bottom of the oven.
(14) Grill the Cheese the Cherry Tomatoes.
(15) Chop the Cabbage leaves and Beetroot stems and stir fry with a little Salt & Pepper.
(16) Fry the diced Potatoes until crispy. These can be served as a side once dried on kitchen paper.
(17) Sprinkle the roasted Bean with Chilli flakes and then place under the grill so they pop.
(18) Bring everything together on a plate and dress with the Cheese and grilled Tomatoes.

We fried some Beetroot discs as crisps for a side to go with the cubed Potatoes. This is certain not a recipe for a quick turn-around. But it was really tasty.
 

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