What Is Black beans, fermented and How Can I Use It?

Black beans, fermented rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 26 recipes to cook with it.

In Chinese:	黑豆，发酵
British (UK) term:	Black beans, fermented
en français:	haricots noirs fermentés,
en español:	frijoles negros, fermentados

Recipes using black beans, fermented

There are 26 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Beef Chow Fun with Black Bean Sauce

Beef chow fun stir-fries marinated flank steak with fresh wide rice noodles, fermented black bean paste, garlic, ginger, onion, and peppers. A 15-minute Cantonese wok classic.

Hunan Hot & Sour Chicken

Next time when you crave Chinese food, instead of take-out, make this quick, easy and delicious hot and sour chicken. Serve it over a bed of rice, your dinner is served.

Clams in Black Bean Sauce (Chinese New Year)

Fermented black beans can be found at Asian markets; but if unavailable, you can substitute prepared black bean sauce.

Stir Fry with Black Bean Sauce

A quick and easy recipe to use up your leftover rice, and make you a delicious meal!

Chinese: Asparagus with Black Bean Beef

Tender marinated beef and crisp asparagus stir-fried with pungent fermented black beans and garlic in a savory cornstarch gravy. A classic Chinese takeout dish made from scratch at home.

Salmon Steaks with Black Bean Sauce

Chinese steamed salmon steaks with fermented black bean sauce, fresh ginger, and scallions, finished with a sizzling hot-oil pour. Classic Cantonese fish done restaurant-style.

Favorite Shrimp in Lobster Sauce

Shrimp in lobster sauce, the classic Cantonese takeout dish: egg-white-marinated shrimp tossed with ground pork, fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and silky egg ribbons. No lobster, all flavor.

Pan Fried Catfish

I enjoyed this pan fried catfish with the whole family, they all love it so much!

Spicy Baby Back Ribs

Spicy baby back ribs with a Chinese-style marinade of fermented black beans, ginger, garlic, soy, fish sauce, and chopped orange. Marinated overnight, grilled low and slow, basted constantly.

Pan-Fried Catfish

Crispy pan-fried catfish with a silky fermented black bean cream sauce made with sherry, ginger, and garlic. A refined fusion dish that bridges Southern fried fish and Chinese flavors.

Lobster Sauce

Chinese lobster sauce made with ground pork, fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and egg ribbons. A savory Cantonese-style sauce for shrimp, tofu, or rice despite having no lobster.

Braised Spareribs

Chinese-style pork spareribs braised in fermented black bean sauce with garlic and rice wine. Wok-seared then simmered until fall-off-the-bone tender in just 90 minutes.

Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce (Dow See Jing Pie

Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce (Dow See Jing Pie recipe

Steamed Spareribs with Black Beans

Chinese steamed spareribs with fermented black beans, ginger, garlic, and rice wine. Pork ribs cut into bite-sized pieces and steamed until fall-apart tender in about an hour.

Hot Pepper Green Beans

Sichuan-style stir-fried green beans with fermented black beans, fresh hot chilies, garlic, and a tangy rice vinegar glaze. A spicy Chinese vegetable side in 30 minutes.

Steamed Salmon with Black Beans

Steamed salmon with fermented black beans, ginger, sherry, and sesame oil. A classic Chinese-style steamed fish that cooks in about 10 minutes for a light, clean-flavored dinner.

Popular Chinese dish from the Sichuan region containing bean curd cooked in a spicy pepper and black bean sauce. Fermented black beans have long been used to boost digestion and support immune function. The process of fermentation also increases the vitamin B and omega-3 fatty acid content of the beans. Adding fermented foods to one’s diet is one of the best ways of creating a protective environment in the gut against harmful pathogenic bacteria and other organisms.