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Homemade Black Pepper Sauce

🇨🇳 China · Cantonese

Ingredients

  • 1 cup beef broth or water
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 onion, minced
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil or butter
  • 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper (or 3/4 tbsp for a milder taste)

Steps

  1. Mince the onion and garlic into similar-sized pieces.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and fry garlic and onion until slightly soft and fragrant.
  3. Add beef broth (or water) to the pan.
  4. Stir in ground black pepper, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
  5. Mix cornstarch with water to make a slurry.
  6. Lower the heat and pour in the cornstarch slurry, stirring well.
  7. Simmer for another minute until the sauce thickens and the flavors combine.

Source: www.chinasichuanfood.com