Hoisin Barbecue Sauce

Name: Hoisin Barbecue Sauce
Yield: Makes about 1 cup
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 cup hoisin sauce; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 3 tablespoons sake or dry sherry; 1 tablespoon ketchup; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

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Like ketchup in an American barbecue sauce, the Chinese condiment, hoisin, provides a satisfying contrast of sweet, salty and aromatic flavors. More Terrific Condiments

By Steven Raichlen

June 2001

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Recipe Summary

Yield:

Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
3 tablespoons sake or dry sherry
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

Directions

Step 1

Heat the vegetable oil in a small saucepan and cook the garlic over moderately low heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sake, ketchup and rice vinegar and simmer over moderately low heat, stirring, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame oil. Let cool and serve.

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Make Ahead

The hoisin barbecue sauce can be refrigerated for 2 days.

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