While watching daytime TV a few months ago, I saw a cooking program that had a recipe for black bean sauce. George, my grandfather used to make black bean sauce from scratch, but I never learned it from him, and he wasn’t the type to have anything in writing.
I followed the directions from the TV a day or so after seeing the program, and made a creditable version. I think it needed a bucketload more salt, but apart from that, it tasted great, and I’d like to make it again. Of course, though I have a rough idea of the ingredients, the method escapes me.
I have tried looking on the internets, but all the recipes I have found include ingredients that make it obvious that the recipe has been dumbed down for a western audience – like substituting sherry for Chinese cooking wine.
Can anyone help?
Disco Knitter 
I will email Little Mark’s Mum and ask her for a recipe
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My recipe books just have a combination of crushed black beans, rice wine, soy sauce and cornflour. I’ve looked in three books. Is this not what you’re looking for? If they’re any use, I’ll email them to you.
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You could try this and just substitute for the chicken stock
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/chinese/black-bean-sauce1.html
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