Sweet and Sour Sauce - Philippine Style

Name: Sweet and Sour Sauce - Philippine Style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1/2 cup, 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 3 tablespoons water; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons vinegar; 1 tablespoon ketchup; 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 dash salt and pepper

Submitted by George Clement

"Simple and easy to make. It’s a recipe used by my Filipino wife’s family for many years. You don’t have to go out and buy anything special for this sauce, you’ll have the ingredients on hand. We use it mostly for a lumpia dip but it’s also a great dip for chicken nuggets, pork, meatballs, etc."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 1/2 cup
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon ketchup
¹⁄₂ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
¹⁄₈ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 dash salt and pepper

directions

Mix cornstarch and water, set aside.
In a small saucepan, mix soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, ketchup crushed red pepper, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.
Add cornstarch mixture and simmer until it thickens and clears, stirring constantly.

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Reviews

Loved it. I added more crushed red pepper flakes to suit our taste. Will make this again for sure. Thanks.

Out of the Blue
The whole family loved your Simple and Easy Lumpia recipe and this wonderful Sweet and Sour Sauce (dipping sauce)! Thank you for sharing both, as it has been added to our regular line-up! They are both better than great!

Likkel
Hated it!!!

ChunkyPorkChops

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

George Clement

I'm a retired American Government employee (law enforcement), now living in the Philippines. I'm an artist painting in oil on canvas, landscapes, seascapes, wildlife and florals. I paint all kinds of birds, animals, beautiful sunsets, sunrises, mountains, flowers, trees , beautiful nudes, street scenes and what ever else pleases me. I recently completed a series of paintings of old Spanish Catholic Churches, some of them dating back to 300 years. I have posted pictures a few of my works here on this site but only the ones that I have given to friends, I don’t publish pictures of sold paintings. My paintings are shipped to my Agent in the States for sales. I spend a lot of time traveling around the Philippines in search of beautiful scenes to paint . I love to paint “en plein air” ( out in the open air) and of course the scenery is beautiful as well as plentiful. The women of this tropical paradise are slim, trim with natural tans, are absolutely gorgeous and make great painting subjects. I love to cook American dishes for my Filipino friends who really do love them. I have learned to cook many delicious Filipino dishes mostly from my Filipino Mother-in Law who lives with us. I have taught her to prepare many American Dishes and she is an expert cook. Most American foods cannot be purchased here and some ingredients are impossible to find so my Sister ships to me what I cannot purchase here. My Filipino Mother-in- Law learned to make delicious patty sausage from scratch which is mostly used for sausage gravy which I love with biscuits. I make great light and fluffy biscuits from scratch, Bisquick is not available here.

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