Black Pepper Sauce
This black pepper sauce easily adds so much flavor to a dish and brings everything together. This homemade version is so much cheaper, cleaner, customizable and takes no time to make.
Ingredients
- 1 medium Onion ~150g, finely chopped
- 15 cloves Garlic ~1.5 bulb, minced
- 1 tbsp Butter
- ½~1 tbsp Black pepper freshly ground is recommended, adjust to taste
- ¾ tbsp Sugar
- 3 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 ½ tbsp Dark soy sauce for color
- ½ tbsp Ketchup
- ½ cup Milk
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water to thicken the sauce
- Salt to taste, optional
Instructions
- Heat a pan over medium heat and melt the butter.
- Add the chopped onion and garlic, then sauté until fragrant and translucent.
- Stir in the freshly ground black pepper, sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, ketchup, milk, and water. Let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
- Mix the cornstarch with water to make a slurry, then slowly pour it into the sauce while stirring.
- Keep stirring until the sauce thickens and turns glossy. Remove from heat and set aside.