Brussels Sprouts with Black Bean Garlic Sauce

Brussels Sprouts with Black Bean Garlic Sauce

Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord of Vanilla Garlic as he shares one of his favorite quick and easy brussels sprouts recipes. ~Elise

"It's funky. Abrasive. It's not afraid to get in your face and call your mama ugly."

That's how black bean garlic sauce was first described to me. I was one of the RA's in the dorms way-back-when in college and some of my freshmen residents were teaching me how to use a wok. One of them tossed the sauce in with some cooked chicken and greens and as the steam and smoke rose the air became salty and pungent. The aroma was so thick you could suck it in and roll it around on your tongue. A flip of the wok and suddenly lunch was served. A quick taste and I could see that the sauce was an ingredient that demanded your attention and could only be tamed by other brassy ingredients.

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