Homemade hoisin sauce

Name: Homemade hoisin sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon corn or vegetable oil; 1 garlic clove; 60 gram miso paste; 60 gram maple syrup; 2 tablespoons mirin (rice wine vinegar); 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder (check here how to make your own)

Homemade hoisin sauce is super easy and ready in 10 minutes. This Chinese sauce has just the right kind of salty taste with a hint of sweetness.

Recipe homemade hoisin sauce

Ingredients

4 persons

1 tablespoon corn or vegetable oil
1 garlic clove
60 gram miso paste
60 gram maple syrup
2 tablespoons mirin (rice wine vinegar)
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder (check here how to make your own)

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small saucepan
whisk
cutting board & chef's knife

Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-03-01, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 10 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-10-08

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Preparation time

5 minutes

Time cooking

5 minutes

Total time

10 minutes

Preparation - 5 minutes

Get your miso from the fridge, it will dissolve more quickly if the miso paste isn't too cold. Peel and finely chop the garlic clove, as fine as you possibly can.

If you prefer, you can easily make your own Chinese five-spice powder, check here which spices you'll need to add to your mortar and pestle.

Finishing the homemade hoisin sauce - 5 minutes

Heat the oil on medium heat and add the finely chopped garlic for about 30 seconds. Now also add the chinese five-spice powder and wait another 30 seconds until you also add maple syrup, rice wine vinegar and miso paste.

Mix well using the whisk until you've reached a smooth sauce. Turn down the heat and let it simmer until you've reached the desired thickness. That took only about 3 to 4 minutes. Let it steep a bit before you're going to use it. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week!

You can use hoisin sauce as a lovely wok sauce, for example with broccoli and beef or chicken with zucchini or so many other kinds of veggies. Or use it to marinate all kind of meat and can even be used as a dipping sauce.