Asparagus In Black Bean Sauce

Ingredients

36 mediums asparagus spears

1/4 cup water

[reserved water from boiling 1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon orange juice

(rice wine or dry sherry)

2 teaspoons hoisin sauce

1 teaspoon sugar (granulated white)

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1 1/2 teaspoons peanut oil

4 mediums scallions minced

(Reserve one white bulb for garnish)

1 tablespoon fermented black beans rinsed, finely chopped

1 garlic clove minced

1/4 teaspoon grated pared fresh ginger root

Chopped fresh cilantro

Diagonally sliced scallion bulb (the white part)

(1/8-inch and separated into rings)

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