Beef in black bean sauce

Name: Beef in black bean sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 tbsp fermented black beans; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 3 cloves minced garlic; 1 tbsp minced ginger; 2 tbsp Shaoxing Chinese rice wine (or use dry sherry); 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp granulated or caster sugar; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 180 ml (3/4 cup) chicken or vegetable stock; 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch in USA) (mixed with 3 tablespoons cold water to form a slurry); 400 g (14 oz) beef steak (sliced into thin strips, against the grain *see note 1); 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; pinch salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp rapeseed/avocado or other neutral oil; 1 onion (peeled and chopped into chunky pieces); 1 red bell pepper (deseeded and chopped into chunky pieces); 1 green bell pepper (deseeded and chopped into chunky pieces); boiled rice; sliced spring onions (scallions); mixed sesame seeds

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:15min

This is how you make perfect homemade Chinese-style beef in black bean sauce. Use my homemade black bean sauce recipe, or store-bought, and you'll have a delicious stir fry, full of umami flavour.

Updated at: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:46:42 GMT