Aloha! Sweet & Sour Sauce

My recipe for a savory Asian-Hawaiian sauce I use with my Aloha! Sweet & Sour Burgers, and for meatball party appetizers.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 1/3 cups sauce

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  pineapple juice
• 3  tablespoons  dry sake
• 3  tablespoons  teriyaki sauce
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons ketchup
• 4  teaspoons cornstarch
• 2  teaspoons lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon sriracha sauce
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  minced  onion flakes

Directions

1. NOTES: DRY SAKE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED WITH 2 TABLESPOONS DRY SHERRY, PLUS 1 TABLESPOON WATER. FOR A MILDER SAUCE, REDUCE AMOUNT OF SRIRACHA. TO PREPARE A SWEET & SOUR SAUCE FOR FRIED PORK AND FRIED PRAWNS -- DOUBLE THE RECIPE -- THEN REPLACE 2/3 CUP OF THE PINEAPPLE JUICE WITH ORANGE JUICE, REPLACE THE TERIYAKI SAUCE WITH RICE VINEGAR, REPLACE DRY GINGER WITH A 1-INCH CUBE PEELED FRESH GINGER ( SIMMER THEN REMOVE BEFORE SERVING), ADD 1 1/2 TABLESPOONS SOY SAUCE, AND 1/4 TEASPOON CHINESE FIVE SPICE POWDER.
2. WHISK all of the sauce ingredients in a small or medium saucepan.
3. BRING mixture to a boil, stirring constantly until completely thickened (you may thin sauce with water then re-season with a few grains of salt, if needed, to accommodate your personal preference and/or recipes).
4. USE in your favorite recipe, or store refrigerated in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Keeps indefinitely.
5. ENJOY!