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homemade hoisin sauce
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4.84 from 12 votes

Homemade Hoisin Peanut Dipping Sauce

makes 2 cups
Course: Condiments, Sauce
Cuisine: asian, Chinese, Southeast Asian

Ingredients

Homemade Hoisin Sauce

  • 1 cup prunes about 20 prunes
  • ¼ cup miso
  • 3 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 large clove garlic smashed into a paste
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

For Hoisin Peanut Dipping Sauce

  • ½ cup Homemade Hoisin Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon chili sauce
  • optional garnish: 2-3 tablespoons chopped peanuts

Instructions

Make Homemade Hoisin Sauce:

  • Place prunes in a heatproof bowl. Pour boiling hot water over prunes and allow prunes to soak for at least one hour, up to overnight.
  • Remove prunes from liquid, saving water to use to thin out sauce later.
  • Place plumped prunes into a blender or food processor. Add miso, tamari, rice vinegar, Chinese five spice powder, minced garlic, and ¼ cup water. Pulse to combine, then blend. Add more water 1 teaspoon at a time to thin the sauce, about the consistency of Ranch dressing.

Make Hoisin Peanut Dipping Sauce

  • In a bowl, whisk together Homemade Hoisin Sauce, peanut butter, garlic, and lime juice. Add water to thin out sauce into a dippable consistency.
  • Transfer Hoisin Peanut Dipping Sauce to serving bowl and garnish with coarsely chopped roasted salted peanuts, or whichever nut butter you used in the sauce.
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