Chinese Barbecue Sauce (Char Siu)

This sauce is great for dipping and also is used in my Chinese Barbecue Pork (Char Siu) recipe.

Chinese BBQ Sauce Ingredients:

3/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup hoisin sauce

1 teaspoon oyster sauce

3/4 cup rice cooking wine

4 teaspoons sesame oil

3/4 cup sugar

5 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/2 of a onion, cut into chunks (save the other half for later)

5 garlic cloves, crushed

1 1inch piece of ginger, peeled and cut into chunks

1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

3 tablespoons cold water

Sauce Directions:

1. Mix water and cornstarch together until smooth, set aside.

2. To a medium-sized pot add; all sauce ingredients, adding the cornstarch water mixture in last. 

3. Whisk and heat to low-medium, simmer for 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon (watch it and do not let it burn on the bottom). Sauce should have thickened a good amount, remove from heat and pour through a strainer, set the sauce aside to cool.