Sweet and Sour Sauce

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Notes

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