Beijing Hot Pot Dipping Sauce (京式火锅蘸料)

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Chinese sesame paste or unsweetened natural peanut butter, or tahini, *Footnote 1
• 1/4 cup water or warm hot pot broth, *Footnote 2
• 1 block red fermented bean curd
• 3 teaspoons leek Chinese fermented, flower sauce, Optional, *Footnote 3
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce or to taste
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic grated, 2 cloves
• 2 tablespoons cilantro minced, or to taste, Optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 250 calories
• Carbohydrate : 9 grams
• Fat : 23 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 6 grams
• SaturatedFat : 3 grams
• Sodium : 310 milligrams