This homemade sweet and sour sauce is definitely restaurant quality. My brother-in-law, Roman discovered it on Recipezaar.com. The chicken recipe there is quite good as well; “Chinese-style chicken balls with sweet and sour sauce.” I used this sauce on my Shrimp Spring Rolls.
Cost to Make: $2
Servings: 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients:
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon so sauce
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup brown sugar,packed (can reduce to 1/3 cup)
1 cup white sugar (for less sweet taste, reduce a few tablespoons)
3/4 cup cold water (or half pineapple juice and half water) I used pineapple juice and it turned out great
4 to 5 tablespoons cornstarch (5 makes a pretty thick sauce)
How to Make Sweet and Sour Sauce:
In a saucepan, combine ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar and white sugar until combined.
In a separate cup, whisk the cold water (or pineapple juice) with cornstarch until well blended. Whisk vigorously into the ketchup mixture. Bring to a boil while whisking until bubbly, then reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, remove from heat. Keep in mind, the sauce will get thicker when cooled.
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I should try this. I always buy a bottle of it and it expires on me every time.
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