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Chinese Hoisin Sauce

This Chinese sauce isn't hard to make at all — see for yourself! Hoisin sauce comes out thick and glossy, with a bold flavor that's hot, savory, and sweet all at once. It's often used as a glaze for meat — poultry, say — or for vegetables. It also works as a traditional table sauce for finished dishes, and in marinades.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 5 % 3 g
Fats 16 % 10 g
Carbohydrates 79 % 48 g
214 kcal
GI: 60 / 0 / 40
  • Hoisin sauce is famous for good reason. Make it just once and you'll see that nothing else tastes quite like it — aromatic and savory, with just the right amount of sweetness. It elevates the flavor of any dish and lends meat a refined note.
  • So here's how we'll make this well-known Asian sauce:
    1. Pour the soy sauce into a suitably sized glass bowl, then add the vinegar and black bean paste. Stir everything gently.
    1. Now add the honey to the rest of the ingredients (liquid honey is best; if yours is thick, gently warm it in a water bath first, taking care not to overheat it).
    1. Next, stir in the chili sauce and sesame oil, and mix everything again.
    1. Peel the garlic cloves and mince them however you like — a fine grater or a garlic press works well, or you can simply chop them very, very finely with a knife. Add the minced garlic to the bowl.
    1. Last, add the spices to the bowl with the developing sauce — namely the famous Chinese five-spice blend. You can make the blend ahead of time yourself or buy it ready-made. The amount is up to you — add more or less to taste.
    1. Vigorously stir the contents of the bowl with a fork until smooth.
    1. Transfer the finished sauce to a clean glass container and use it as you like.
  • Hoisin sauce made by this recipe keeps in the refrigerator for up to a month.
  • Happy cooking!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Honey - 400  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Soy sauce - 51  kcal/100g
  • Wine vinegar (3%) - 9  kcal/100g
  • Vinegar 9% - 11  kcal/100g
  • Balsamic vinegar - 88  kcal/100g
  • Apple vinegar - 14  kcal/100g
  • Vinegar - 11  kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240  kcal/100g
  • Sesame oil - 899  kcal/100g
  • Chili sauce - 98  kcal/100g

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