Beef with Black Bean Sauce by: Sarah 0 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:4/26/2022Updated:4/25/2022 Beef with black bean sauce is a delicious, classic combination you’ll find on Chinese and Chinese American restaurant menus across the U.S.It’s quick and easy to make, using an ingredient that many of you have asked us about over the years—jarred black bean and garlic sauce!  While we often use whole fermented black beans in our cooking, a prepared sauce makes dinner prep that much more convenient.So if you’re looking to try black bean sauce but aren’t quite ready to buy a big bag of fermented black beans, give this recipe a go!  Like many of our recipes, this one is flexible.

You could apply this same cooking method to other proteins—pork, chicken, or pan-fried tofu—and adjust the recipe to meet the taste preferences of your family, or what you happen to have on hand.   Note: We partnered with Lee Kum Kee to bring you this Beef with Black Bean Sauce! As always on The Woks of Life, our opinions are our own.Enjoy!  What is Black Bean Sauce? Chinese fermented black bean sauce is a unique and flavorful ingredient.Packed with salt and umami, one of my dad’s high school teachers described it this way: “Either you love it or you hate it – there is nothing in between.” That description largely arises from the fermented flavor of the black bean, known as dòuchǐ in Mandarin or dau-see in Cantonese (豆豉).

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