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Homemade Fermented Black Bean Chili Sauce

Homemade Fermented Black Bean Chili Sauce

A pantry staple built from roasted peanuts, toasted sesame, and dried chilies blended with fragrant spices, producing a chunky, aromatic condiment with deep savory heat.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Prepare various ingredients

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    Roast the peanuts and sesame seeds in the microwave. Microwave the peanuts for about 3 minutes, then remove the red skins. Microwave the sesame seeds for just 30 seconds.

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    Chop the dried red chili peppers, add one-third of the peanuts and sesame seeds, then crush them using a blender.

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    Heat the pot, add an appropriate amount of vegetable oil, and stir-fry the Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon, bay leaves, and star anise over low heat until fragrant.

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    Stir-fry over low heat for 2-3 minutes, strain out the residue with a sieve, leaving the vegetable oil.

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    Heat the pan again, add vegetable oil to the pan, cook over low heat, and stir-fry the chopped fermented black beans in the pan

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    After stir-frying the fermented black beans until fragrant, add the crushed chili flakes and stir-fry until aromatic.

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    Add a little sugar before taking it off the heat, then directly pour the oil over the peanuts and sesame seeds

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Ingredients

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • dried red chili
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Sichuan pepper
    to taste
  • Bay leaf
    to taste
  • Cinnamon
    to taste
  • Vegetable oil
    to taste
  • Star anise
    to taste
  • white sugar
    1 tsp

Main Ingredients

  • fermented black beans
    to taste
  • dried tangerine peel
    to taste
  • Peanut
    to taste
  • Sesame
    to taste