These are some of the best Recipes With Hoisin Sauce! From chicken and beef stir-fries to easy noodle dishes, there's something here for everyone!
Chicken, beef, pork, and tofu options are available.
What is Hoisin Sauce?
It's a thick, dark condiment made from fermented soybeans, garlic, sugar, and chiles. Some brands add vinegar or sesame, and others thicken it with flour.
What does it taste like?
It has a very strong salty and slightly sweet taste. Because of the fermentation, it has a complex flavor and tons of umami.
Hoisin sauce uses
- Dipping sauce: It's a famous accompaniment to Peking duck or Chinese roast duck.
- Marinade: It can be used to marinate meats, especially barbeque dishes, like Char siu.
- Stir-fry sauce: Add it to stir-fry sauces to add savory depth and bring out the other flavors.
- Topping: Use it as a topping for rice bowls or noodles.
This Hoisin Chicken is like a really good version of Chinese takeout! It's quick and flavorful, and you can customize the veggies to your preferences.
It features a savory ginger hoisin sauce made with sweet chili sauce, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, and brown sugar.
You can enjoy this recipe with rice or in lettuce wraps!
This is a fast recipe that's ready in under 30 minutes! It combines sweet and mildly spicy udon noodles with tender ground pork.
The process involves blanching the udon noodles, preparing a sauce, sautéing pork, and combining everything in a wok. It's super easy!
Top it off with freshly sliced green onions!
These delicious pork chops, coated in a sweet and savory Hoisin glaze, are a simple and satisfying way to make dinner!
They have the perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors.
To make them, season the pork chops, sear them in a hot skillet, and drizzle with a tasty hoisin sauce mixture.
A sprinkle of cilantro takes these chops to the next level!
This is a speedy and tasty chicken dinner! It's marinated with a mix of hoisin sauce, sriracha, and honey, and you can get it ready in just 20 minutes.
Hoisin sauce and Sriracha are a great combination in pho, and they work just as well in other dishes too!
Marinate the chicken, pan-fry, sprinkle some white sesame seeds on top, and it's ready to enjoy with steamed rice.
This beef stir-fry is one of the easiest recipes with Hoisin sauce.
It features marinated beef with peppers and scallions, all tossed in a savory and sweet sauce made with miso, dark soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine.
You can control how spicy it is by choosing the type of chiles you use! If you like it less spicy, I recommend Anaheim peppers.
Baked Hoisin Chicken is a simple and tasty dish that takes around 40 minutes from start to finish. It features moist chicken with a sweet and savory Hoisin sauce.
To make it, just mix the chicken with the sauce ingredients, then bake it in the oven.
You can substitute the chicken with other dark meat like drumsticks, but avoid breasts, which can overcook quickly.
Christopher Kimball is one of my favorite recipe developers, and this recipe doesn't disappoint!
These noodles are salty and sweet, with a fresh, peppery kick from ginger and chili garlic sauce.
You can use udon or lo mein noodles or substitute rice noodles for a gluten-free option.
Serve it with scallions and roasted peanuts for pops of crunch!
This Spicy Garlic Tofu is a milder, slightly sweet variation of the popular Sichuan dish, Mapo Tofu.
It uses hoisin sauce to help balance the intense Sichuan flavors from the chili bean sauce and peppercorns.
If you love bold flavors, then you'll love this recipe! Serve it with steamed rice and scallions on top.
Hoisin sauce is a key flavor component in the Chinese BBQ glaze for this sous vide recipe!
This is one of the most popular recipes on my blog and is super easy to make.
Simply marinate the pork, seal it in a bag, and let the sous vide cook it for several hours.
Finish it off in the broiler to give it its signature char, then slice and serve it over steamed rice.
You'll love this Hoisin Chicken Stir-fry recipe because it's quick, convenient, and tasty!
The marinating step keeps the chicken breasts tender, and if you're worried about overcooking, you can use chicken thighs instead.
This dish goes well with rice, noodles, or steamed vegetables. Here's a tip: steam some rice and add vegetables 10 minutes before it's done steaming.
11. Chinese BBQ Ribs
This was one of my favorite Hoisin sauce recipes growing up. My mom made it all the time, but she used sweet bean paste (which is a great substitute) instead.
This recipe takes about two hours to make, but it's worth it! You'll slow-cook the ribs along with the spice mix and sauce, and in the last 15 minutes, crank up the heat to caramelize the sauce.
It's super tasty with steamed rice and simple stir-fried greens or corn kernels.
This roasted duck recipe is a simpler version of traditional Peking duck! Hoisin sauce is a key ingredient in the delicious marinade that envelops the meat with its aroma.
I recommend air-drying the duck in the fridge (without any plastic wrap) for at least 48 hours to dry the skin and achieve a super crispy result.
Enjoy it alone or with Mandarin pancakes, cucumbers, and green onions.
These Chinese-style chicken wings are marinated and baked to perfection in a sauce made with toasted sesame oil, garlic, honey, and hoisin.
For the best results, marinate them overnight. But if you forget, marinating for at least one hour is better than not marinating at all.
Once they're cooked, garnish with green onions, sliced chilies, and sesame seeds! You can serve them as an appetizer or main course.
This popular Chinatown dish is ready in about 45 minutes.
To make it, marinate thinly sliced flank steak in a mixture of oil, soy sauce, and cornstarch for 30 minutes. Sear the beef in a hot wok, then add ginger, scallions, and a sauce composed of sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, hot water, and white pepper.
Keep stir-frying until the sauce sticks to the beef and scallions, then enjoy!
Step aside pho; there's a new Vietnamese dish in town!
This beef bowl is savory and sweet, with an assortment of fresh vegetables. It's the perfect, balanced meal for picky eaters!
Serve it with rice, and I recommend a generous drizzle of sriracha sauce if you like some heat!
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