A savory Asian-style sauce built around aggressively cracked black pepper, cooked into a base of onion, garlic, soy, and oyster sauce. It doubles as a marinade and a finishing sauce for stir-fried chicken. The main thing to watch: don't let it simmer too long or the pepper turns bitter.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp
- 1/2 red onion, finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon Tomato paste (optional)
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- Optionally add cornstarch slurry and heavy cream for thickening
Instructions
Cook
Saute onion and garlic in butter for 2-3 minutes
Add other ingredients and let it simmer for 2 minutes
Do not overcook the sauce or else it'll get bitter
Use this to marinate chicken and cook
Storage
- Up to 1 week refrigerated in a sealed jar.
Variations
- Hotter — Add more cracked black pepper or a pinch of white pepper.
- Richer — Whisk in a tablespoon of butter at the end.
Added Aug 27, 2026 · Updated Oct 6, 2026