Ingredients
- 1- 12 oz package wet tamarind
- 1- 15 oz jar hoisin sauce
Cut a 3oz block (approx. 1/4 of the package) and place in a small sauce pan with about 1.5 cup water. Heat on medium about 5 minutes until the tamarind is tender. Turn off heat and mash the tamarind with the back of a spoon or use a mortal /pestle to extract about a cup of liquid. (Discard the pits and flesh from tamarind mixture). In a saucepan, heat the hoisin sauce on low/medium flame and gently stir the tamarind liquid into the hoisin sauce. Turn off heat until ready to serve. Upon serving in dipping bowls, top with crushed peanut (optional).