Lucky Sweet and Sour Sauce

Submitted by Lorac

"My most favorite Sweet and Sour Sauce. I often add pineapple, sliced green pepper and maraschino cherries. You can use it as a dipping sauce or add it to cooked meat or poultry."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup ketchup
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3⁄4 cup pineapple juice (I use pineapple juice) or 3/4 cup water (I use pineapple juice)
• 2 teaspoons oil

directions

1. Mix juice and cornstarch.
2. Heat oil in a small saucepan and add remaining ingredients and cornstarch mixture.
3. Cook over medium to medium high heat, stirring until sauce thickens.

Reviews

[sunny_day]

Wow! I am no longer purchasing prepared sweet & sour sauce now that I have found this recipe. The taste is exactly like what I am buying in a jar and it is less expensive! I used it over stir fried veggies & rice and it was terrific. Also, I used the pineapple juice option.

 

[Bergy]

Lorac I hope you don't mind but I took 2 liberties with this recipe. Firstly I used Canned Plum Juice (Italian Prune) and I added 4 drops of hot sauce. On the recipe you gave the option of using Pineaple juice or water but I had the plum juice - really wonderful. The consistency is perfect. Your instructions clear & straightforward. Just the right tang for the sweet & Sour flavor. I had left over cooked chicken, made this sauce and heated the chicken in it. served with Chinese fried rice Thanks Lorac for aquick easy recipe that I shall use again (next time I will try pineapple juice.

 

[Lisa Tiede-Newland]

I was making egg rolls and discovered I was out of sweet and sour sauce. Glad I found this recipe - my husband absolutely loves it!

 

[YoloChef]

A solid, simple, quick S & S recipe! I've made this many times. I always use white sugar, pineapple juice and Red Wine Vinegar (helps give it that bright red color - though red food coloring will go even further :-) ). I don't make any changes other than making extra for the rice :-) As for peppers, onions, pineapples etc...yes, I use those but it doesn't change the recipe for the sauce at all. enjoy!

 

[rinkidinkidoo]

I totally changed it up but the basic recipe is great. I used cider vinegar instead of white vinegar, used half lilikoi juice and half pineapple juice. Chopped up half of a Maui onion and a yellow pepper into medium chunks and added it to the sauce while heating it. Served it with Mango and jalapeno chicken meatballs and I have to say this was the best sweet and sour sauce I've ever had.