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Black Pepper Sauce

Published: Jan 20, 2023 · Modified: Jun 5, 2025 by Sujatha Muralidhar · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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This Black Pepper Sauce is a classic Asian-style sauce. It is perfect for pairing with barbequed or grilled meat like steak, chicken, or shrimp. It is also an excellent addition to your backyard grilling day.

Delicious black pepper sauce served over the table

You could make this fantastic black pepper sauce with just a few primary ingredients. You will undoubtedly regret not trying it earlier.

Slather over the meat or vegetables and witness the delicious transformation(jalapeno honey sauce).

I slightly tweaked the classic Hong Kong-style black pepper sauce using ingredients readily available in the U.S. I love the result, which has a sweet, savory taste and a mild spice.

This recipe's goodness is simple and easy to make in under 10 minutes. My family uses this sauce primarily as a glaze for the meat, often as a salad dressing.

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  • Why You'll Love This Recipe
  • The Ingredients
  • How To Make Black Pepper Sauce?
  • ♨️How To Adjust The Heat
  • Storage & Leftovers
  • How To Use?
  • FAQ
  • More Recipes To Try
  • 📖 Recipe

Why You'll Love This Recipe

⭐️Ready in just 10 minutes with minimal ingredients.

⭐️Brings out the perfect classic flavors.

⭐️Perfect for all skill levels in the kitchen.

The Ingredients

  • Onion: Shallots or white onions work perfectly here. 
  • Garlic: Freshly minced garlic is the secret behind this delicious sauce.
  • Chicken broth: Chicken broth gives the sauce a body and adds an intense flavor.
  • Brown sugar: Brown sugar adds a golden color and a mild sweetness to the finished sauce. Blend with all of the ingredients in this black pepper sauce recipe.
  • Worcestershire sauce: This sauce is an excellent combination of sweet, savory, and tanginess. 
  • Soy sauce: You can't skip this sauce when making Asian-style sauce.
  • Tomato paste: It gives a rich tomato flavor. You can swap it with tomato puree or tomato ketchup.
  • Cornstarch: A thickening agent that has a neutral flavor. Cornstarch is a good substitute for all-purpose flour in this black pepper sauce recipe.

How To Make Black Pepper Sauce?

Mixing ingredients in a bowl for black pepper sauce
  1. Mix chicken broth, crushed black pepper, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, tomato paste, and cornstarch in a bowl.
Chopped onions and minced garlic heating in a pan
  1. Heat oil in a pan. Sauté onion and garlic over medium heat until softened.
Simmering black pepper sauce in a pan on the stove.
  1. Pour in the liquid mixture. Stir constantly until the sauce reaches a smooth consistency.
Final black pepper sauce ready to be served over meat.
  1. Remove from heat and serve with grilled meat, steak, chicken, or shrimp. Enjoy!

♨️How To Adjust The Heat

The ground black pepper adds a unique spiciness, which is well-balanced by the brown sugar, soy sauce, and tomato paste.

If you prefer to lower the heat, adjust the amount of black pepper in the recipe.

You can also add red pepper flakes to enhance the spiciness.

Storage & Leftovers

You can use leftover black pepper sauce to stir-fry vegetables or for noodles.

The leftover sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to five days or in the freezer for about six months.

To reheat, warm the sauce on the stovetop, adding a splash of water to prevent it from becoming too thick. For quicker reheating, use the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between to ensure even heating.

Black pepper sauce in a bowl, ready to serve.

How To Use?

  • Veggies: Smear over the steamed or sautéed vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, and more.
  • Grilled or barbecued meat: Chicken, pork chops, shrimp, steak, or oven-baked baby back ribs are some of the perfect pairings for main dishes.
  • Dip: Any finger food turns delicious with this black pepper sauce as a dip. Try these Chinese French fries, stuffed shishito peppers, and jalapeno poppers without cream cheese.
  • Rice: Steamed white rice or brown rice combo also tastes delicious.
  • Noodles: Works as a great finishing sauce for noodles or lo mein(like spicy Ramen noodles).
  • Salad dressing: Toss over the salad(like this spicy kale salad).

FAQ

What Is Black Pepper Sauce?

Black pepper sauce is a savory, sweet, and flavorful Asian-style sauce known for its rich taste. Drizzle over pork chops or steak, or whip up a dinner meal with noodles; the choice is yours.

Can I make this recipe vegetarian?

Absolutely! You can swap the chicken broth with vegetable broth, which will still taste great.

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📖 Recipe

This delicious black pepper sauce is a Asian style sauce perfect to pair up with barbequed/grilled meat like steak or chicken or shrimp.

Black Pepper Sauce

This delicious black pepper sauce is an Asian style sauce perfect to pair up with barbequed/grilled meat like steak or chicken or shrimp.
5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper crushed
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine chicken broth, black pepper crushed, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, tomato paste, cornstarch. Set aside.
  2. Over medium heat place a pan and add vegetable oil, chopped onion, and minced garlic.
  3. Saute until onion turns soft.
  4. Add the liquid mixture and stir continuously until the sauce turns flowy consistency.
  5. Remove it from the fire and enjoy!!

Notes

  • Adjust heat by modifying the amount of black pepper or adding red pepper flakes.
  • Store leftovers in the fridge for five days or freeze for six months.
  • Reheat on the stovetop with a splash of water or microwave in short intervals.

Nutrition

Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 1116mg | Potassium: 256mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg

Additional Info

Course Condiment, Dips and sauces
Cuisine American, Asian
Author Sujatha Muralidhar
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  1. TAYLER ROSS says

    June 06, 2023 at 1:06 pm

    Homemade sauces are my favorite, and this black pepper sauce was perfect! It was great with our grilled chicken last night~=!

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    • pepperbowl says

      May 29, 2024 at 1:26 pm

      TAYLER, thank you so much for your kind words

      Reply
  2. Nikki says

    June 06, 2023 at 1:41 pm

    I am loving the flavor of this black pepper sauce. I love how versatile it is and will be using it this summer for grilling.

    Reply
    • pepperbowl says

      May 29, 2024 at 1:25 pm

      Enjoy Nikki!

      Reply
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