Chinese Black Pepper Sauce Recipe: One Sauce for All Proteins!
I usually show you various main dishes, side dishes, and snack recipes. But today’s recipe is different. I decided to teach you a unique sauce that you can use as a marinade for various proteins and serve as a dipping sauce with your dishes.
It is the Chinese black pepper sauce recipe. Even though there are differences in ingredients between the marinade and the dipping sauce, you can make both of them following the same process. This rich sauce gives an intense flavor to your proteins and works as the perfect dipping sauce for grilled items. Let me show you in detail.
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Chinese Black Pepper Sauce Recipe Overview
I am counting the total time to make the dipping sauce. If you want to make just the marinade, it will take less time. Check the overview chart below.
| Course: Side dish | Cuisine: Chinese | Difficulty: Medium | ||
| Total Time: 15 minutes | ||||
| Serving | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Calories | |
| 6-8 persons | 5 minutes | 10 minutes | 35 kcal | |
Ingredients Needed for the Recipe
I will make two separate lists for the marinade and the dipping sauce for your convenience.
Ingredients for the Marinade
- Cream: ½ cup of cooking or double cream
- Black Pepper: 50g of crushed black pepper
- Oyster Sauce: 1 tsp
- Soy Sauce: 1 tsp of sweet soy sauce
- Worcestershire Sauce: 1 tsp
- Beef Stock: 2 tbsp
- Salt: ½ tsp
- Sugar: ½ tsp
Ingredients for the Sauce
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp
- Onion: ½ yellow onion, diced
- Garlic: 5 cloves, minced
- Butter: 2 tbsp
- Cream: 2 tbsp of cooking or double cream
- Lemon Juice: Juice of ½ a lemon or lime
- Beef Stock: 2 tbsp
- Cornstarch: 1 tsp
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Sugar: 1 tsp
Chinese Black Pepper Sauce Recipe: Step-By-Step Instructions
In the first stage, I will make the marinade and then I will start making the sauce.
Step 1: Mix Crushed Black Pepper with Cream
Take half a cup of cooking or double cream in a bowl and mix 50g of crushed black pepper with it.
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Step 2: Add Sauces and Season It
Add oyster sauce, sweet soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce to the bowl. Then, add the beef stock and season the marinade with salt and sugar. The black pepper marinade is now ready to use on your favorite protein.
Step 3: Cook the Aromatics
Heat olive oil in a pan. Throw the onion and garlic into the pan and saute them. When they get soft, add the prepared black pepper marinade to the pan.
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Step 4: Mix Other Ingredients
After cooking the sauce for about one or two minutes, add cooking cream, butter, and lemon juice to the sauce. Put some beef stock and cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce. Finally, season the sauce with salt and sugar. You can now serve this sauce with any grilled protein marinated with the black pepper marinade.
Nutrition Facts of the Recipe
As this black pepper sauce is served in a small amount, I am considering each portion to be about 2 tbsp. In this amount, you get 35 calories and the following nutrients.
- Total Carbohydrates: 4g
- Protein: 1g
- Total Fat: 1.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.8g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g
- Total Dietary Fiber: 0.5g
- Total Sugar: 1g
- Cholesterol: 12mg
- Sodium: 350.1mg
- Potassium: 206mg
- Calcium: 84mg
- Iron: 0.9mg
- Vitamin A: 0IU
- Vitamin C: 3mg
Do’s and Don’ts of the Recipe
Getting the color and flavor of this sauce right is a tricky job. The following tips can be helpful.
Do’s
- If you want to make the sauce smooth, blend it with a hand blender just before taking it off the heat.
- Add salt and sugar to the sauce carefully as the marinade already contains salt and sugar. Keeping the taste balanced is crucial.
Don’ts
- Don’t cook the sauce for a long time after adding the slurry. Otherwise, the sauce will be too thick.
- Don’t use chicken or vegetable stock for this sauce. Beef stock gives a more intense flavor to the sauce.
Chinese Black Pepper Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
Method
- Take half a cup of cooking or double cream in a bowl and mix 50g of crushed black pepper with it.
- Add oyster sauce, sweet soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce to the bowl. Then, add the beef stock and season the marinade with salt and sugar. The black pepper marinade is now ready to use on your favorite protein.
- Heat olive oil in a pan. Throw the onion and garlic into the pan and saute them. When they get soft, add the prepared black pepper marinade to the pan.
- After cooking the sauce for about one or two minutes, add cooking cream, butter, and lemon juice to the sauce. Put some beef stock and cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce. Finally, season the sauce with salt and sugar. You can now serve this sauce with any grilled protein marinated with the black pepper marinade.
FAQs
If you have more questions about this recipe, you can find the answers below.
Can I use black pepper sauce with any meat?
Of course. You can use this black pepper sauce with beef, pork, poultry, and even fish or seafood. This savory sauce pairs well with grilled or roasted items because of its tangy kick.
How to marinate items properly with this black pepper sauce?
After making the Chinese black pepper sauce, you need to spread it evenly on your desired meat or fish. Let the meat or fish rest for some time before putting it in the oven.
How long can I store this black pepper sauce?
The black pepper marinade will last for a few days in the refrigerator. The storage time is about the same for the cooked sauce. However, you can also store the marinade or the cooked sauce in the fridge for about six months.
Can I use this black pepper sauce with vegetables?
Not all vegetables will taste good with this black pepper sauce. If you make vegetable tempura, you can use this as a dipping sauce. Otherwise, it is better to use this sauce with meat or fish.
Conclusion
When this black pepper sauce is served in restaurants or used to marinate proteins, you end up having a phenomenal sensation in your tastebuds. So, why don’t you make this sauce at home? I assume you didn’t know the Chinese black pepper sauce recipe till now.
So, I shared this recipe in easy steps that will help anyone make this savory sauce quickly. Once made, the sauce can be stored in a glass jar to preserve its flavor. When you dip your grilled meat or fish into this black pepper sauce and take a bite, it will become one of your top favorites.
