Homemade Sweet And Sour Sauce
Homemade sweet and sour sauce is a perfect complement to so many Asian dishes from making your own sweet and sour chicken to a dip for your favorite appetizers. No dyes, no scary ingredients, just all the flavor you need!
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Servings: 2.5 cups
Calories: 21kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablepoons cornstarch
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add pineapple juice, ketchup, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and all but one quarter cup of your water. Stir to combine and bring to a boil over medium heat.1/2 cup pineapple juice, 1/3 cup rice vinegar, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 cup water
- While the mixture is cooking, place your remaining quarter cup of cold water in a bowl or measuring cup and add the cornstarch. Use a fork to stir into a slurry.2 tablepoons cornstarch
- Once your mixture is boiling, turn the heat down slightly and stir the cornstarch slurry again to ensure that nothing is stuck to the bottom. Pour it into your sweet and sour sauce and stir.
- Let it simmer for another two to three minutes, then remove from the heat. Let it cool and store in a tightly sealed container in your fridge for up to a month.
Notes
- If you don't have rice vinegar, you can substitute white vinegar or apple cider vinegar if you absolutely have to. Reduce the amount of vinegar slightly and add a bit more sugar if needed. It won't taste quite the same but works in a pinch.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 21kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Sodium: 53mg | Sugar: 4g
This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.