Maybe it’s the sugar, or it could be the salt. In either case, a few spoonful’s of this Chinese sauce instantly adds flavor to your stir-fries, barbecue and wraps.
Not as popular as ketchup, soy sauce or mayo, and doesn’t have the rock star status of Sriracha – I’ve never seen anyone wearing a Hoisin Sauce t-shirt. Yet this delicious sauce deserves a spot alongside the ketchup and mayo in your fridge all year-long!
STOCK IT
Possibly the most under-appreciated condiment in the supermarket. Hoisin sauce, also known as Peking sauce, is a Chinese table condiment that is sweet, spicy, salty and smoky. And when heated, it has a deep earthy aroma. I love the stuff and wish I had of known about it long before I began using it to sauce my meals.
WHY TRY
Because of its incredible flavor. It’s thick like a good barbecue sauce and versatile. It hooks-up nicely with fatty meats, lean meats and a tablespoon or two makes a nice addition to a vegetable stir-fry.
WHERE TO BUY
At any supermarket or Asian market. A decent sized can or bottle can be purchased for less than five dollars and if stored in a glass container and refrigerated it should last indefinitely.
ROCK IT!
An easy way to rock the hoisin sauce is to use it to make these super tasty Hoisin-Glazed Porks Wraps! Reason enough to always keep a bottle of hoisin stocked in the fridge!
Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil / $0.05
2 boneless pork loin chops (about 1/2 lb) / $3.00
2 garlic cloves, minced / $0.02
2 green onions, chopped / $0.15
1/4 cup (about) hoisin sauce / $0.37
2 8-inch diameter flour tortillas / $0.48
1 cup chopped lettuce / $0.11
fresh cilantro leaves / $0.05
Directions
Heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add pork. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Add garlic and green onions. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Remove skillet from heat.
Stir in 1 tablespoon of hoisin sauce to coat pork. Mmm…just look at that sticky goodness!
Brush one side of each flour tortilla with 1 tablespoon of hoisin sauce. Top each with lettuce, cooked pork and cilantro leaves.
Roll and enjoy your wraps!
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