Easy Homemade Hoisin Sauce

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp sugar
• 5 tbsp soybean paste (Japanese miso paste may be substituted; the source notes it is slightly saltier and suggests adding a little salt to adjust the taste.)
• 1 tsp sesame butter
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp fine chili powder
• 1 red fermented bean curd (Optional; the source's ingredient list says “1 pieces.”)
• 0.25 tsp five spice powder
• 3 tbsp water
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce (Add little by little until the color is close to commercial hoisin sauce.)

Steps

1. 1

   Combine the sugar, soybean paste, sesame butter, garlic powder, chili powder, red fermented bean curd, five-spice powder, and water in a saucepan. Mix thoroughly.

2. 2

   Use a spatula to crush the individual soybeans until the mixture is smooth. For a larger batch, pass the sauce through a sieve.

3. 3

   Add the dark soy sauce little by little, mixing as you go, until the color is close to that of commercial hoisin sauce.

4. 4

   Stir the mixture over low heat for a few minutes.

5. 5

   Transfer the sauce to a sealed container for storage. The source says it keeps for 2 months in the refrigerator or 6 months in the freezer.

Notes

Makes about 1/2 cup. The sauce can replace store-bought hoisin in cooking. The source notes that red fermented bean curd is optional and that Japanese miso paste can replace soybean paste; because miso is saltier, add a little salt to adjust the taste if needed.

Nutrition per serving

• sauce
• condiment
• East Asian
• vegetarian
• gluten-containing
• stovetop
• homemade