Yan-Kit So

Sweet Bean Sauce

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Classic Food of China
Classic Food of China

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1992

  • About

Restaurants in Peking serve Peking ducks with sweet flour sauce made with fermented wheat flour while many Chinese restaurants abroad use hoisin sauce bought in a jar or bottle. Ever since I started making Peking duck at home some twelve years ago, I have devised this simple sauce which, of course, I commend to you.

Ingredients

  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) water
  • 150 ml (10

Method

  1. Put the water in a wok or saucepan. Add the yellow bean sauce and sugar. Heat over a low heat for about 4 minutes or until the sugar has completely dissolved, stirring all the time to mix into a smooth sauce. Stir in the oil.
  2. Leave to cool and serve at room temperature. The sauce, if transferred to ajar, can keep for 2–3 months in the refrigerator.