Sweet 'n Sour Sauce for Meatballs or Chicken

**Tinkerbell**'s Note:

Sweet and tangy sauce for meatballs or chicken. I developed this recipe as a variation on my simple sweet and sour dipping sauce used in my Asian inspired Confetti Rolls recipe. Still very simple to make but a little more sophisticated with the addition of brown sugar, pineapple and green pepper. I hope you enjoy it too!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 2.5 cups of ...

• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (I use Johnny's brand)
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, undrained (or chunks)
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• 1 small green pepper, chopped into 1-inch pieces

Directions:

1. In medium saucepan stir together both sugars, cornstarch and seasoning salt. Mix well.
2. Stir in pineapple, vinegar and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat just enough to keep it at a low boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
3. Stir in Worcestershire and cherry juice.
4. Add green pepper, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes.
5. For Meatballs: Pour sauce over your favorite cooked meatballs in casserole dish or in a pan on the stove and heat through.
6. For Chicken: Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts into 13x9x2 inch baking dish sprayed lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes depending on thickness of chicken. Bake until chicken is no longer pink in the center. Uncover the last 10 minutes of cooking.

Reviews

[michelles3boys]

Wow, this is a good sweet and sour sauce! It was so easy to put together as well. I cooked some bite sized pieces of chicken in a large skillet, and after they were done I added some of the sauce and simmered for a few minutes. I served it with your Fried Rice With Bacon (Oriental Style). We had a great meal tonight, thanks to you Tink! Made for Pick A Chef, Spring 2010.

[Lainey6605]

This is a great sweet n sour sauce. It is definitely more on the sweet side, but we like it sweet. I used the chicken option only I used boneless chicken thighs. I did have to cook them for about 40 minutes. I did uncover the baking dish halfway through so the sauce would thicken up even more. I had to omit the green peppers because my youngest son would not have eaten it. He was really hungry so I didn't want to spoil it for him! Next time, I think I will cube the chicken and saute it, then add the sauce and serve it all over rice. I think it really calls for rice, which I had not planned on last night. Thanks for sharing another wonderful recipe, Tink!

[Mustang Sally 54269]

We enjoyed this recipe. We prefer abit more sour than sweet so next time I'll cut back on the sugars abit. To compensate this time I added more vinegar & worcestershire than it called for. We even added a couple dashes of soy sauce at the table. I cooked with meatballs and it turned out yummy. Thanks for sharing.