Sensei's Japanese Sweet & Sour Sauce

I like this a lot better than those recipes that call for pineapple juice. I got it from my Japanese Sensei at school. It's very nummy-yummy.

• Ready In: 11 mins
• Yields: 1 (about) cup of sauce

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons vinegar
• 4  tablespoons soy sauce
• 6  tablespoons brown sugar
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1  dash garlic powder
• 1  dash ginger (dry powder or fresh grated)
•  cornstarch, to thicken

Directions

1. Mix vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, salt, water, garlic, and ginger in small sauce pan.
2. Heat on stove, use cornstarch to thicken if you want it thick.
3. If you want to stir-fry with it, you don't have to add the cornstarch and thicken it up.
4. If you do thicken it, you can use it as a dipping sauce.