10 fermented s Recipes

pheasants , disjointed, bok choy or 1 lb chinese cabbage, chopped in 1 inch pieces, fresh ginger, soy sauce, rice wine, garlic cloves, minced, pepper, peanut oil, fermented black beans

fresh pork belly (unsmoked bacon) with skin, fresh ginger , smashed with side of a heavy knife, scallion , smashed with side of a heavy knife, chinese leeks (about 6), cut diagonally into 1-inch-thick slices (including dark tubular greens, reserved separately) or 1 1/2 lb baby leeks (6 to 8; white and pale green parts only), cut diagonally into 3/4-inch-thick slices, chinese chile bean sauce or paste, cayenne, chinese fermented black beans , soaked in water 10 minutes and drained, sweet bean sauce or hoisin sauce, chinese rice wine (preferably shaoxing) or medium-dry sherry, dark soy sauce, peanut oil

tofu , regular, salt, water , for parboiling tofu, ground pork, green garlic chives, chopped in 1/2 inches (nira), vegetable oil, chinese chili bean sauce (toubanjan or doubanjiang), chinese brown bean sauce (tenmienjan, tenmenjan, or tenmenjiang), fermented black beans, chopped finely, ichimi togarashi pepper or 1/4-1/2 tsp japanese dried red chili pepper, minced, chili oil, chicken stock, sake or 1 tbsp dry sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil, szechuan peppercorn (optional), cornstarch, water

sugar, water, divided, dry white wine, rice vinegar, fermented black beans, grated ginger, chopped garlic, lite soy sauce, chopped green onion, sea bass fillets

dried black mushrooms, water, skinned and boned chicken breast halves, cornstarch, divided, lite soy sauce, divided, fermented black beans or soybean miso, oyster sauce, dry sherry, sugar, vegetable or sesame oil, divided, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, shredded napa cabbage, water

duck legs, rinsed and minced fermented black beans, garlic, chopped, minced ginger, onion, 1/4-inch dice, carrot, peeled and 1/4-inch dice, rib celery, 1/4-inch dice, sliced shiitakes, shaoxing wine, naturally brewed soy sauce, brown sugar, minced thyme, water , to cover duck, leftover mashed potatoes (3 large baking potatoes, cooked and mashed with 2 oz butter, salt and pepper), canola oil for cooking, salt and black pepper, to taste

pork tenderloin (preferably from tail end), thinly sliced crosswise (1/3 cup), chinese shaoxing cooking wine or medium-dry sherry, salt, firm tofu, peanut oil, fresh mild red chiles (sometimes called finger chiles), thinly sliced diagonally, then seeded, chopped garlic, chinese fermented black beans, rinsed well and drained, chicken stock or reduced-sodium chicken broth, dark soy sauce, potato starch, water, scallions, greens thinly sliced diagonally (reserve remainder for another use), asian sesame oil, asian chile oil, white rice

pork shoulder , untrimmed, cut into 2 pieces, raw shrimp, unpeeled, bun (rice vermicelli or rice sticks), boiled for 5 minutes, rinsed and drained, see cook s note, bean sprouts, mint leaves, head red-leaf lettuce, leaves separated and washed, dried rice papers, round, plus extras, vietnamese bean dipping sauce , for serving, recipe follows, fermented whole soybeans, water, unsweetened coconut milk, rice vinegar, chopped yellow onion, sugar, ground chile paste , or to taste, as an accompaniment, chopped roasted peanuts, for garnish , recipe follows, raw, shelled peanuts, skin removed