Name: Tangy Hoisin Sauce
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 8 to 10 (Makes about 1/2 cup)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1/2 cup hoisin sauce; 4 teaspoons rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger; 2 scallions, sliced thin

Why This Recipe Works

Hoisin sauce is a thick, reddish brown mixture of soybeans, sugar, vinegar, garlic, and chiles used in many classic Chinese dishes. We use it as the base for a sauce for our pork, adding acidity with rice vinegar and aromatic notes from scallion and ginger. The ingredients simply need to be mixed together to create a sauce.