Chinese fermented black beans (known in Cantonese as dou si) are powerful little umami bombs - they add an intense, rich savouriness to whatever they're cooked with. They are made from soy beans ...

Developer Julianne De Witt is also a bok choy fan, and she likes to prepare the vegetable in a sauce flavored with fermented black beans. She describes this combination as "a very simple and easy ...

You can buy fermented black beans in Asian grocers or supermarkets to make your own black bean sauce. They are preserved in salt and should be rinsed well before using. FAQs about BBC Food ...

To remove the slime, you just salt the eel thoroughly, then rinse it off. Chinese black beans have been salted, fermented and dried. Chun pei is dried, aged tangerine peel; you will need one piece ...

Fermented black beans (fermented soy beans) can be bought in your local Chinese supermarket or online. They are inexpensive ...

Recipes include: chicken karaage in lettuce cups; Cuban black beans and rice; passionfruit syllabub; chilli mud crab with fermented black beans. Guest: Colin Magee.

Use the leftovers to make molletes – a Mexican version of beans on toast, with melty cheese and a refreshing spoonful of pico de gallo salsa on the side. You can buy fermented black beans in ...