Claudia's Creation (created by Myra)
A sauce for rice or noodles with Chinese fermented black beans, garlic and sherry
Equipment
- 1 food processor
- 1 medium sauce pan
- 1 spatula or spoon for stirring
- 1 container for storing sauce I use a quart jar
Ingredients
- 25 cloves garlic (average size, about 1 teaspoon each)
- ¼ lb. margarine
- ½ cup Chinese fermented black beans
- ¾ cup olive oil (use a lighter, yellow oil) divided
- ½ cup dry sherry
Instructions
- Process half the garlic until just uniform--not too fine. (4 or 5 pulses)
- Melt the margarine in the sauce pan and set the temperature to medium.
- Sauté the chopped garlic in the margarine for 3 or 4 minutes till it begins to soften. Keep stirring. Do NOT let it brown or burn, or it will be bitter! Turn off the heat and
- Process the remaining garlic (4 or 5 pulses) then add the salty beans and ½ cup of olive oil. Process to a paste. Add this to the sauce pan with the ½ cup of sherry. Simmer on medium-medium low while stirring for 4 -5 minutes.
- Let it cool. Add the ¼ cup of olive oil and store in a jar or other container. When it is completely cool, mix it to combine. Keep in the refrigerator until use.
Notes
Myra's served this sauce with rice or fettuccini noodles. Any steamed vegetables would be good with this.
Serving suggestion: 1 ½ to 2 cups of hot rice or noodles. Add 3 TBLS of Claudia's, stir to combine. Serve with steamed broccoli and mandarin oranges.