- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Mix the ingredients in a saucepan and bring the liquid to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and cook the mixture until it thickens and reduces by about one-quarter, approximately 10 minutes. Stir frequently.
- Serve the sauce warm or chilled. It keeps, refrigerated, for a couple of weeks.