Slatepass Mapo Seasoning Base

Name: Slatepass Mapo Seasoning Base
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about ¼ cup (40 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 10 g chili oil Chili Oil; 5 g ginger Ginger; 5 g garlic Garlic; 5 g doubanjiang Fermented Bean; 5 g thin salt light soy Light Soy; 5 g chicken-rice dark soy Dark Soy; 5 g Laoganma fermented black bean Black Beans; 3 g salt Salt; 3 g Sichuan pepper powder (finish) Sichuan Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Zeng Huaijun recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Zeng Huaijun.

From a starred kitchen.

Ratio

Chili Oil 11 mlLight Soy 4 mlDark Soy 4 ml

Ingredients

Chili Oil — 10 g chili oil
Ginger — 5 g ginger
Garlic — 5 g garlic
Fermented Bean — 5 g doubanjiang
Light Soy — 5 g thin salt light soy
Dark Soy — 5 g chicken-rice dark soy
Black Beans — 5 g Laoganma fermented black bean
Salt — 3 g salt
Sichuan Pepper — 3 g Sichuan pepper powder (finish)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Companion jar

Slatepass Mapo Seasoning Base wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Zeng Huaijun (曾怀君). Sichuan. Cited awards include: Michelin 1* (Song Sichuan / 宋·川菜, Guangzhou).

Originally published as Mapo Seasoning Base (4人份酱料轴).

Adapted from a Zeng Huaijun (曾怀君) recipe (Zeng Huaijun / Michelin Guide dining-in (Song Sichuan mapo tofu)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Zeng Huaijun / Michelin Guide dining-in (Song Sichuan mapo tofu) (published as “Mapo Seasoning Base (4人份酱料轴)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar