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Sweet and Sour Sauce:

Sweet and sour sauce is originated from China and as dipping sauce for fish and some meat dishes. Besides, it is a popular sauce among American Chinese foods. Most of time sweet and sour sauce use as a dipping sauce like deep fried wanton wrappers. And, other deep fried dish such as sweet and sour pork or chicken dish or egg rolls. Also, homemade sweet and sour sauce is quite simple, it’s only a few ingredients and steps. Thus, hope you like this easy homemade sweet and sour sauce recipe. 

sweet and sour sauce

Cooking tips on homemade sweet and sour sauce:

First, I use 100% pineapple juice and put the pineapple juice into a pot. Different brands of pineapple juice may taste slightly different, thus you can add more sugar if needed. Then, turn on low fire add brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and salt. Next, stir them well and until the sugar melts. After that, in a small container to mix corn starch and water. You can add corn starch depends on how thick you want to the sweet and sour sauce to be.

sweet and sour sauce ingredients

Ingredients:

Pineapple juice 100% 1 cup

Soy sauce 2 tablespoons

Vinegar 2 tablespoons

Brown sugar 3/4 cup

Ketchup 3 tablespoons

salt 1/4 teaspoon

Thicken Sauce:

Corn starch 3 tablespoons 

Water 2 tablespoons

 

Instructions:

1. Pour 1 cup of pineapple juice and 3/4 cup of brown sugar into a pot. Then, turn on low fire.

all the ingredients in the pot

2. After that, add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, vinegar 2 tablespoons, ketchup 3 tablespoons, salt 1/4 teaspoon and mix them well. Let it simmer for a few minutes until the sugar is melted. 

homemade sweet and sour sauce

3. In a small container, add 3 tablespoons of corn starch,  2 tablespoons of water and mix it well. Next, add corn starch mixture to thicken the sauce.

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Sweet and Sour Sauce

Sweet and sour sauce is a popular sauce among American Chinese foods. Most of time it use as a dipping sauce like deep fried wanton wrappers. And, other deep fried dish such as sweet and sour pork or chicken dish. 
Course sauce
Cuisine American, Asian, Chinese
Keyword Sweet and Sour Sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 72kcal
Author Tracy O.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Pineapple juice
  • 2

    tablespoons

    Soy sauce

  • 2

    tablespoons

     Vinegar
  • 3/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Ketchup
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

THICKEN SAUCE:

  • 3

    tablespoons 

    Corn starch

  • 2

    tablespoons 

    Water

Instructions

  • Pour 1 cup of pineapple juice and 3/4 cup of brown sugar into a pot. Then, turn on low fire.
  • After that, add  2 tablespoons soy sauce, vinegar 2 tablespoons, ketchup 3 tablespoons, salt 1/4 teaspoon and mix them well. Let it simmer for a few minutes until the sugar is melted. 
  • In a small container, add 3 tablespoons of corn starch,  2 tablespoons of water and mix it well. Next, add corn starch mixture to thicken the sauce.

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