Hoisin Sauce

Sauce

This is a staple in oriental cooking. There are many purchased versions of Hoisin Sauce. I like this one just as well as those. It takes 5 minutes to prepare and stores well for weeks.

Ingredients/Shopping List
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 20 drops chinese hot sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.

Directions

Mix ingredients.

OK, those directions were too simple. This is a gooey blob that is hard to mix. Use a fork, not a whisk. Put some muscle in it. Use a deep bowl. Keep at it. It will happen eventually.

Variations:

• Use black bean paste for the peanut butter
• Use molasses or brown sugar instead of honey
• Use habanero or jalepeno instead of the chinese chili sauce. I find habanero works excellently.
• A friend reports success using red wine vinegar instead of white vinegar. I haven't tried that but it sounds plausible…