What goes well with hoisin sauce?
We analyzed over 150,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes hoisin sauce better. On average, recipes with hoisin sauce gets 4.23⭐ review scores. But in some combinations, review scores get a lot better.
Here comes the combinations we found:
Better than not:
canola oil,
seasoned rice vinegar,
thai basil,
vermicelli,
jalapeño pepper,
salmon,
pork,
chicken stock,
sherry,
egg whites,
pork shoulder,
tofu,
cucumber,
red pepper flakes,
water chestnuts,
chicken,
brown sugar,
chili,
granulated sugar,
crimini mushrooms,
red bell pepper,
cinnamon,
baking soda,
shrimp,
oyster sauce,
cashew nuts,
peanuts,
white vinegar,
chicken thighs,
cornflour
🤷♀️ Shrug:
peanut oil,
mint,
chinese rice wine,
butter lettuce,
cabbage,
lime juice,
chinese five spice powder,
rice,
shiitake,
fennel,
light soy sauce,
butter,
sugar,
toasted sesame oil,
all purpose flour,
red chili,
beef tenderloin,
balsamic vinegar,
water,
mushrooms
Scores poorly:
soy sauce,
white pepper,
onion,
cilantro,
red chili flakes,
sesame oil,
carrots,
yellow onion,
green onions,
lemon juice,
shaoxing chinese wine,
dark soy sauce,
beans,
chicken wings,
fish sauce,
basil,
vegetable oil,
salt,
chili garlic sauce,
honey,
turkey,
chili paste,
sichuan peppercorns,
five spice powder,
rice noodles
Pay attention:
peanut butter,
tomato paste,
ketchup,
anise,
olive oil,
chicken breasts,
panko crumbs,
shallots,
light brown sugar,
spinach,
chili flakes,
chicken broth,
broccoli,
apple cider vinegar,
corn starch,
red pepper,
toasted sesame,
zucchini,
rice wine vinegar,
sesame
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes I found with hoisin sauce:

Fried Rice
cafedelites.comReview: 4.83/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.2/10