Hoisin Sauce

Name: Hoisin Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Yield ¼ cup (60 ml)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 ml) light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; 1 clove garlic, grated; ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon miso paste (or ½ teaspoon doubanjiang; or ½ teaspoon gochujang plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; or 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder); 1 teaspoon miso paste (or ½ teaspoon doubanjiang; or ½ teaspoon gochujang plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; or 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder); 1 teaspoon miso paste (or ½ teaspoon doubanjiang; or ½ teaspoon gochujang plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; or 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder); 1 teaspoon miso paste (or ½ teaspoon doubanjiang; or ½ teaspoon gochujang plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; or 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder); 1 teaspoon miso paste (or ½ teaspoon doubanjiang; or ½ teaspoon gochujang plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; or 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce plus ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder)

Preparation info

Yield
¼
cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Chinese Homestyle

By Maggie Zhu

Published 2022

About

Try this homemade hoisin sauce once and you will never want to use a store-bought version again. This is a flexible recipe that you can customize based on the ingredients you have on hand.

Ingredients

¼ cup (60 ml) light soy sauce
2 tablespoons natural peanut butter

Asia
China
Sauce
Vegan

Method

In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, peanut butter, honey, rice vinegar sesame oil, garlic, black pepper, and miso paste and stir to mix well.
Store the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.