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Substitute Chili-garlic sauce + miso for Doubanjiang

What doubanjiang does in a recipe: Sichuan fermented chili-bean paste: mapo tofu's soul.

Chili-garlic sauce + miso

per 1 Tbsp doubanjiang

US1 Tbsp chili-garlic sauce + 1/2 Tbsp white miso
Metric15 g + 8 g
CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeVeganContains soy

Fermented saltiness from the miso.

What changes: Less bean-y

More options: all 2 Doubanjiang substitutes

Common questions

What is the ratio for substituting Chili-garlic sauce + miso for Doubanjiang?
per 1 Tbsp doubanjiang — US: 1 Tbsp chili-garlic sauce + 1/2 Tbsp white miso. Metric: 15 g + 8 g.
Why does Chili-garlic sauce + miso work as a Doubanjiang substitute?
Fermented saltiness from the miso.
What changes when you use Chili-garlic sauce + miso instead of Doubanjiang?
Less bean-y

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