Easy Homemade Hoisin Sauce Recipe
This homemade hoisin sauce recipe is easy to whip together with common pantry ingredients. It's sweet and salty and you can make it as spicy as you want it.
Servings: 16 tablespoons
Calories: 25kcal
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter (Or try it with tahini or black bean sauce - peanut butter is more readily available and easier)
- 3 cloves garlic minced - 1 teaspoon garlic powder is good instead
- 2 tablespoons honey (you can use brown sugar instead)
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice Powder use more as desired
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha (or use any Chinese hot sauce, red chili sauce, chili paste or try your favorite hot sauce)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a small pot, except for the cornstarch.
- Heat to medium heat and warm through, stirring, until the ingredients combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water, until the cornstarch dissolves.
- Pour the cornstarch and water mixture into the hoisin sauce pot and whisk until well combined.
- Heat for another 1-2 minutes, until the hoisin sauce thickens.
- Serve!
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Notes
Makes about 1 cup of hoisin sauce.
Heat Factor: Mild, though you can spice it up with more sriracha sauce, chili paste, or the addition of spicy chili flakes.
Nutrition
Calories: 25kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg