Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce
This Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe goes along with one of my favorite Chinese-American dishes: sweet and sour chicken! It is a perfect blend of tangy vinegar, sweet sugar, and a hint of savory! I love slathering this sauce all over chicken, pork, or rice and vegetables.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- ¾ cup 6 ounces pineapple juice
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup white or rice vinegar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red peppers red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- Serve with Sweet and Sour Chicken! (Click for Recipe)
Instructions
- Mix together pineapple juice, water, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, pepper flakes, salt and soy sauce in a medium saucepan. Set the pan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.¾ cup 6 ounces pineapple juice, 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup white or rice vinegar, ½ cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons ketchup, 1/8 teaspoon crushed red peppers, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- Set heat to low and simmer until the sauce reduces to 1¼ cups, approximately 6-8 minutes.
- Stir together cornstarch and water, whisk it into the sauce and cook 1 minute or until the sauce has thickened. Transfer sauce to a heatproof dish.1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon cold water
- If not using immediately, allow the sauce to cool to room temperature and then refrigerate, in an airtight container, until ready to use.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 44mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.2mg