What is hoisin sauce, anyway?
Good question. Hoisin sauce is a common Chinese dipping sauce. It’s made from fermented soybean paste, garlic, red chilis, and sweet potato. I like Lee Kum Kee brand, which is pretty easy to find in major markets around Boston. (If you can’t find it near you, Amazon sells it here.) It’s salty, sweet, and earthy all at once—and is a great way to add lot of flavor to a dish with very little effort. Because it has plenty of salt, don’t add any extra salt to the wings until you taste them.
