Hoisin Sauce Homemade Version

Desperate for a Hoisin Sauce substitute for a Pekin Duck dinner we encountered a recipe at another food site, but we had to play around with it to make it work. And work it did - our 11-year old daughter said it was even better than the original Hoisin Sauce. And it was dead easy. But it does require a relatively well-stocked pantry...Do play around with it - add more soya if you think it is not salty enough, or more chill if you want it on the hot side. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 5  tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 -4  tablespoons  black bean paste
• 1  tablespoon honey
• 2  teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2  teaspoons  sesame oil
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  tablespoon ketchup
• 1 -2  teaspoon  sweet chili sauce
• 2  teaspoons  starch, dissolved in
• 1  tablespoon water

Directions

1. Mix the first 9 ingredients, getting the mix to even consitency.
2. Heat the mixture up on medium hit and slowly add the starch/water mixture, stirring the sauce constantly.
3. Take off the heat, continue stirring until thickens, use a sieve to get rid of black bean pieces or starch lumps.