Hoisin Sauce

Sauces, Seasonings, and Spices

Hoisin Sauce
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon corn oil
5 cloves garlic, minced
5 shallots, minced
5 slices fresh ginger, minced
4 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup brown bean paste
3 Tablespoons oyster sauce or sa cha sauce
10 slices dried haw circles
2 teaspoons black rice vinegar
1 Tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
Preparation:
1. Heat wok, add oil, and stir-fry garlic, shallots, and ginger for one minute.
2. Add tomato paste, one-quarter cup cold water, brown bean paste, oyster sauce, haw circles, rice vinegar, honey, and soy sauce. Reduce the heat slightly, and stir for five minutes. Then remove from heat and cool before putting into a clean glass jar.
Note: Refrigerate until using; and use twice as much of this hoisin sauce in every recipe that calls for this sauce.

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