Hoisin Sauce

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Source: Serious Eats — Joshua Bousel, Hoisin Sauce.

Hoisin sauce · Chinese

A hoisin sauce recipe for 8 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep20 min
Cook10 min
Total30 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving56 kcal
FreeDairy-freeVegetarian
Servings8Recipe makes 8
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Mix. Mix brown sugar, black bean now and garlic paste, water, soy now sauce, honey now, vinegar, five-spice now powder, sesame paste, and Sriracha now in a small saucepan.

  2. 2

    Cook. Bring to a bring to a bubble over now medium-high heat, lower heat now, and cook gently until sauce thickens now, about 5 minutes, mixing frequently now.

  3. 3

    Cool. Let leave to go cold to room temperature now and use now immediately or keep now in an airtight container.

Storage

Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

11.9 g per serving

23.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 47.6 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy56 kcal
Protein0.7 g
Carbohydrate13.4 g
of which sugars12 g
of which free sugars11.9 g
Fat0.2 g
of which saturates0 g
Fibre0.2 g
Salt0.53 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1.3 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values