Chinese Barbecue Sauce (Char Siu)

• 12 cup dry cooking sherry
• 12 cup hoisin sauce
• 12 cup soy sauce
• 12 cup sugar
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon black bean paste
• 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1 tablespoon chopped shallot
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Mix ingredients in the top of a double boiler and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Allow sauce to cool before using.

sherry, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, black bean paste, fivespice powder, shallot, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chinese-barbecue-sauce-char-siu-246920 (may not work)