Spicy Hoisin Marinade Recipes

HOISIN MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine the ingredients and add meat to marinate.

SPICY STIR FRIED CHICKEN IN HOISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, sherry and cornstarch. Add the chicken and toss until coated. Let chicken stand in marinade for at least 10 minutes (while getting ingredients in bowls).
• In a sprayed+oiled wok or saute pan, heat the vegetable oil over high heat until just smoking.
• Add the scallions and ginger, and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken, reserving any remaining marinade, and stir-fry for about 5 minutes, until the chicken is just done.
• Add the vegetables+mushrooms, green peppers and stir-fry for another minute.
• Add the hoisin sauce, sherry, salt and black pepper, and combine.
• Add sesame oil to the marinade remaining in the bowl, stir it, and add to the wok.
• Toss to blend well and BOIL, then simmer until slightly thickened. TASTE? Remove from the heat, drizzle with the sesame oil .

SPICY HOISIN MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar, 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice, 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger, 2 minced garlic cloves, 2 scallions (white and green parts thinly sliced; chop 1 extra for garnish), 1 tablespoon dry mustard, 1 teaspoon crumbled dried chile or red pepper flakes, and finely grated zest of 1 orange in a nonreactive bowl. Cook meat as desired, basting with marinade during first half of cooking to create a glaze. Makes enough for 2 1/2 pounds of meat. Refrigerate until ready to use, up to 3 days.

SPICY HOISIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F.
• Whisk together all ingredients except chicken, then coat chicken all over with sauce. Arrange thighs, skin sides up in 1 layer without crowding, in a foil-lined large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep). Roast in upper third of oven until chicken is cooked through and glaze is brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

SPICY HOISIN-GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken livers and trim away any visible membrane. In an electric mini-chopper, combine the liver and the 2 tablespoons water and process until smooth. (Or, mince the livers by hand, flipping them over occasionally with the knife blade to ensure that you are reducing them to a shapeless mass. Use the knife blade to transfer the minced livers to a small bowl and combine with the 2 tablespoons water.)
• In a small saucepan, combine the oil, garlic, and chile flakes over medium-low heat. When the oil is sizzling and pale yellow, add the tomato paste, breaking it up with a whisk or fork. When the oil is a bright yellow-orange, immediately pour in the 1 cup water to stop the cooking. Increase the heat to medium and whisk in the liver mixture. Discard the larger liver pieces that eventually cling to the whisk. As the sauce cooks and changes color, the liver will appear as brown bits.
• When the sauce begins to boil, whisk in 6 tablespoons hoisin sauce. Let the sauce cook for 1 minute and taste, adding more hoisin sauce, if necessary. The amount you use depends on the brand and your own taste. Aim for a sweet, tangy, spicy balance. For extra depth, add the fish sauce. Bring the sauce to a simmer, whisk in the cornstarch mixture, and then cook for about 30 seconds, or until thickened. Remove from the heat and let cool, uncovered, to concentrate the fl avors and thicken further. (The sauce may be prepared ahead and refrigerated for up to 1 day or frozen for up to 1 month. Return to room temperature or warm slightly before serving.)
• Transfer the sauce to a bowl and sprinkle the peanuts and sesame seeds on top. Put the sauce on the table so that diners can serve themselves. (Or, divide the sauce among individual dipping sauce bowls and then sprinkle with peanuts and sesame seeds before serving.)