Sweet Bean Sauce
お肉を黒光りさせる甘い魔法！北京ダックや炸醤麺に欠かせない中華甘味噌
Description
A dark brown, thick, sweet miso made by fermenting wheat flour (or soy), salt, and koji, then adding sugar. Zero spiciness; features deep fermented richness and sweetness.
Classification: For Everyone,Sweet Miso,That Peking Duck Sauce
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How to use
Ingredients
- Wheat flour(or Soy)
- Salt
- Koji
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Lifeblood of Zha Jiang Mian] Sauté minced pork and bamboo shoots (or Dougan), add plenty of this sauce, stir-fry-braise until black and gooey. Pouring this over boiled noodles completes sweet, rich Taiwanese Zha Jiang Mian.
- [Peking Duck / Kao Ya] When wrapping roast duck in thin pancakes, smearing this sauce heavily with scallions is the absolute rule of Chinese cuisine.
- [Stir-fry Base] Using this instead of soy sauce when making Hui Guo Rou (Twice-cooked pork) or Shredded pork with sweet bean sauce (Jing Jiang Rou Si) yields a pro taste.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Deep fermented wheat aroma and caramel-like sweet scent
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Mix Japanese red miso with extra sugar and honey
Pairing
Zha Jiang Mian, Peking Duck, Hui Guo Rou, Jing Jiang Rou Si
Trivia
[For Everyone] The 'Mian (Noodle)' in the name comes from historically fermenting dough made of wheat flour (currently flour or soy are mainstream). The twin pillar of Chinese condiments; against Doubanjiang's 'heat', Sweet Bean Sauce handles 'sweetness and richness'. Being non-spicy, dishes using this gather massive popularity from kids.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Dip raw julienned cucumber or daikon directly into this Sweet Bean Sauce, crunching it raw as 'Chinese-style Morokyu (veg sticks)'!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy