Hoisin Peanut Sauce
Hoisin peanut sauce can be made in 2 minutes with just 5 ingredients or less. It’s the perfect dipping sauce for summer rolls, spring rolls in a bowl, or anything else that could use a sweet and zesty sauce.
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What is Hoisin Peanut Sauce
Traditionally served alongside fresh rice paper rolls, hoisin peanut sauce is a Vietnamese-inspired dipping sauce. The sauce combines hoisin sauce and peanut butter with a couple of other ingredients to give a zesty and sweet taste.
Equipment You’ll Need
Hoisin peanut sauce requires no fancy equipment. A single bowl and fork will get you by!
Recipe Highlights
- Takes 2 minutes to make
- A bowl and fork are all you need
- Sweet and savory sauce
- Versatile dipping or drizzling sauce for Asian dishes
- Asian-cooking pantry staples
How to Make Hoisin Peanut Sauce
This sweet and savory sauce is going to be your new favorite dip for all your Asian dishes! Hoisin peanut sauce elevates any dish whether using it to saute, drizzle or dip.
Hoisin Peanut Sauce Ingredients & Substitutes
- ½ cup Hoisin sauce – if you don’t have hoisin sauce you can sub out 4 tbs oyster sauce mixed with 4 tbs honey to achieve a similar taste.
- ¼ cup peanut butter – creamy or crunchy – the choice is yours! If you want a crunch of peanuts in every dip, use crunchy. If you want a smoother texture, use creamy.
- 3 tbs water
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon peanuts, chopped
Step by Step Instructions (with photos)
Mix all the ingredients (except water) in a bowl. Then add water to thin out as desired.
How to Store Hoisin Peanut Sauce
This sauce stores incredibly well in both the refrigerator and freezer. Feel free to make some extra to use later in the week, or even a couple of months down the road.
Refrigerator
Store your prepared hoisin peanut sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Freezer
Freeze prepared hoisin peanut sauce in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Hoisin Peanut Sauce Tips
This sauce is seriously so easy that you probably won’t even need “tips” – but here are some handy ones you might appreciate!
- Don’t overcomplicate – don’t overcomplicate this recipe by pulling out the blender, sauteeing, or doing anything else unnecessary! This hoisin peanut sauce is tasty simply mixed up and served.
- Let it marinate – as the sauce sits, the flavors will marinate and develop to become even more delicious. Let it sit for about 15 minutes before serving if possible.
- Thin out or keep thick – depending on what you’re using the sauce for, you might want it thick, or thin. Be sure to use water to thin out if you want it thinner.
- Peanut butter type makes a difference – we use natural peanut butter (just peanuts and sea salt) which is always quite thin and runny and gives this hoisin peanut sauce a thinner consistency naturally – we only used 1 tbs of water for this reason. If you’re using a thicker peanut butter you might need more water.
Hoisin Peanut Sauce Serving Suggestions
Spring roll in a bowl – drizzle hoisin peanut sauce overtop your bowls.
Lettuce wraps – drizzle or dip your lettuce wraps.
Salmon bahn mi salad – use as the dressing for this salmon bahn mi salad.
Stir fry sauce – use as the stir fry sauce in your favorite stir fry.
Egg rolls/spring rolls – dip hot egg rolls or cold spring rolls (rice paper rolls) in hoisin peanut sauce.
Asian dumplings – dip dumplings in hoisin peanut sauce.
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Hoisin Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
Method
- Add all the ingredients (except the water) to a bowl and use a whisk or fork to mix together until combined.
- If you want a thinner sauce, add water 1 tbs at a time until you've reached the desired consistency.
- Optional, garnish with chopped peanuts.
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Notes
How to Store Hoisin Peanut Sauce
Refrigerator
Store your prepared hoisin peanut sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.Freezer
Freeze prepared hoisin peanut sauce in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.Hoisin Peanut Sauce Tips
- Don’t overcomplicate – don’t overcomplicate this recipe by pulling out the blender, sauteeing, or doing anything else unnecessary! This hoisin peanut sauce is tasty simply mixed up and served.
- Let it marinate – as the sauce sits, the flavors will marinate and develop to become even more delicious. Let it sit for about 15 minutes before serving if possible.
- Thin out or keep thick – depending on what you’re using the sauce for, you might want it thick, or thin. Be sure to use water to thin out if you want it thinner.
- Peanut butter type makes a difference – we use natural peanut butter (just peanuts and sea salt) which is always quite thin and runny and gives this hoisin peanut sauce a thinner consistency naturally – we only used 1 tbs of water for this reason. If you’re using a thicker peanut butter you might need more water.
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