Black Beans blame Gok Wan

arthurx1234

Saw Gok Wans tv show where he made beef & black bean sauce, where would i buy black beans, checked my local and very well stocked asian supermarket but no luck.
arthur

blueyellowred

I always buy them dry from Waitrose - they are twice as much in Tesco.

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/Shopping/FindProducts.aspx?Query=black%20assorted%20beans

twig1_2

Can't believe the asian supermarket didn't have them. Did you ask? They are usually vacuum packed and look like raisins.

arthurx1234 wrote: »

Saw Gok Wans tv show where he made beef & black bean sauce, where would i buy black beans, checked my local and very well stocked asian supermarket but no luck.
arthur

arthurx1234

twig1 wrote: »

Can't believe the asian supermarket didn't have them. Did you ask? They are usually vacuum packed and look like raisins.

Yes i did ask but the lady behind the counter and i obviously didnt communicate very well --- will pop back in when someone else is serving
arthur

arthurx1234

blueyellowred wrote: »

I always buy them dry from Waitrose - they are twice as much in Tesco.

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/Shopping/FindProducts.aspx?Query=black%20assorted%20beans

the link takes me to black eyed beans!!!

Gok didnt use them

twig1_2

They look like this
http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesefoodglossary1/g/blackbeans.htm

arthurx1234 wrote: »

the link takes me to black eyed beans!!!

Gok didnt use them

janewsh

You MIGHT want to try asking people in the asian supermarket in cantonese "huk dao see" or in mandarin "hey dough she"!

Stephen_Leak

Very thinly sliced beef and ASDA "rainbow" stir-fry vegetables in home-made black bean sauce. And black beans are available from my nearest Chinese supermarket.

http://shop.waiyeehong.com/food-ingredients/cooking-ingredients-condiments/shrimp-paste-other-condiments/salted-black-beans

And I also need to restock with their packs of noodles.

blueyellowred

arthurx1234 wrote: »

the link takes me to black eyed beans!!!

Gok didnt use them

That will teach me - could not make myself to watch him cook(still having nightmares from his other TV show).

arthurx1234

blueyellowred wrote: »

That will teach me - could not make myself to watch him cook(still having nightmares from his other TV show).

Yes he is an aquired taste, how does he get away with grabbing birds boobs !!! Will try it this after noon on some stranger with a good "rack"and tell her shes been Gokked

arthur

tiff

Sainsburys sell dried black beans and also Morrisons (but they call them black turtle beans). I think Sainsburys also sell them in a tin, but I tend to cook the whole packet of dried beans and freeze them in tin size portions.