Name: Hoisin Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: ½ cup coconut aminos; 1 dried date or dried fig (pit and/or stem removed); 1 teaspoon hot sauce; 4 teaspoons rice vinegar; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed; ¼ cup sunflower seed butter (no sugar added); ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

Preparation info

Makes
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Well Fed 2

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2013

About

Hoisin sauce is traditionally made with toasted, mashed soy beans, sugar, vinegar, and spices. When it’s made in a commercial kitchen, preservatives and artificial colors are usually thrown in, too. We can do so much better! This homemade hoisin sauce is the perfect drizzle over Moo Shu Pork and while it lacks the dark brown color of store-bought hoisin, its kick of flavor more than makes up for it.