Homemade Hoisin Sauce Recipe

Authentic Homemade Chinese hoisin sauce in black bowl.

4.67 from 21 votes

This Chinese sauce takes only minutes to get done at home. It's authentic easy and the best, you will never have to look back. No more store bought ones now. Can be made vegan!

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: How to make

Cuisine: Chinese

Diet: Dairy-Free, Vegan

Servings:

Calories: 40kcal

Author: Farrukh Aziz

Ingredients

5 tablespoons Black Bean Sauce
4 tablespoons Tamari or Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
½ teaspoon Garlic
½ tablespoon Sesame Oil
1 tablespoon Honey or (Maple syrup / Brown Sugar for Vegans)
¼ teaspoon Chinese Five Spice Powder
Pepper To Taste
1 teaspoon Chili Paste or Chinese Hot Sauce or Sriracha

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients into a bowl and whisk it well.
Transfer the sauce in a clean airtight jar and store in the fridge upto a month.

Notes

I have used Tamari here for gluten free version, you can use soy sauce instead.

Only if you do not have access to black bean sauce then use 2 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter for the above measure to make the sauce.

Substitute : You can substitute it for plum sauce or barbecue sauce. However, keep in mind that both the above condiments are in contrast to Hoisin as they have slightly different flavor profile. That said, you can use both them as a substitute with a bit of tweak.

You can whisk-in the thick barbecue sauce with little soy sauce, honey or sugar and Chinese 5 spice powder.

Or you can also whisk in some five spice powder and a teaspoon of sesame oil into the plum sauce and use it as Hoisin Sauce substitute.

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