Community Pick
Sweet and Sour Sauce
"I love the pinkish red sweet and sour sauce that is served in Chinese restaurants...I have tried dozens of recipes and been disappointed so I made this one by trial and error...this is the closest I have come to getting that flavor."
photo by Theresa F.
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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2 cups
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
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Part 1
- 1⁄3 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon msg
- 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
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Part 2
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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Part 3
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger paste, minced ginger or 1/2 teaspoon fresh minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
directions
- Over medium heat bring Part 1 ingredients to a boil.
- Mix Part 2 ingredients and add to boiling mixture.
- Cook until bubbly and thick.
- Remove from stove and add Part 3 ingredients.
- This will keep in the refrigerator for weeks.
- Room temperature ketchup mixes easier than refrigerated.
- Serve warm.
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Reviews
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This was good - but I modified second batch by using 1/4 c. white sugar and 2/4 c. brown sugar. Also tried it with chili sauce instead of catsup and my hubby liked it better. -
This sauce was really good. I made it today and served it with chicken nuggets. It was even better than the one you usually get in chinese restaurants. Next time I may try it with chili sauce, but it really is great just as it is. I will definitly make this again! Thanks! -
This is great, and easy I added it to some breaded boxed shrip...cooked some minute rice and frozen oriental vegetables...and PRESTO chinese take out...!!!thnaks. Paula -
Thank you for the quick, easy, and good sweet and sour sauce recipe. Egg rolls were in the oven when we realized we were basically out of sauce. We didn't have ginger on hand and it was still good, but we look forward to trying it with the ginger - and maybe some garlic and red pepper flakes. Nice balance of sweet/sour.
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Great recipe, I excluded the msg and used fresh ginger. Would recommend for a good sweet and sour sauce.
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Tweaks
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This is a great sauce! I did make a few changes, based on personal preference. I lowered the sugar to 1/3 c, omitted the msg and white pepper and replaced the ketchup with 2 Tbs chili sauce. I made some asian style meatballs, served with the sauce over basmati rice. DH and I both enjoyed it. It was too spicy for 2 year old daughter with the addition of the chili sauce, so she got meatballs with plum sauce. thanks for a great recipe!
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Am making wontons tonight and realized I was out of S&S . I made this almost as described. I subbed veg oil for olive oil since I didn't have any, I used powdered ginger instead of fresh and chinese chili sauce instead of tabasco (I broke the bottle last week). I tripled the chili and omitted the msg (don't like it) This smelled great and tasted pretty authentic to me. Oh! I also added a just a little (1 tsp?2?) of rice vinegar at the end. Will make again! Thanks %u2665 -
This get 5 stars for taste, 5 stars for ease of preparation, and 5 stars for ingredients on hand! I replaced 1/4 cup sugar with brown sugar but otherwise stuck to the recipe (but I think I dumped a bit more hot sauce than suggested :-0). This was excellent. Thanks for sharing!
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This was simple and excellent! I did not use the msg and subbed 1 tablespoon of chili sauce for one of the tablespoons of ketchup. It added a nice kick. I used rice wine vinegar instead of plain white. I didn't have fresh ginger so I used a third of a teaspoon of powdered. I will definitely use this recipe again. It beats the pineapple juice recipes by a mile IMO!
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i didn't have the white vinegar but i used rice vinegar instead, as well as chili paste in place of ketchup. also no msg this was awesome. thanks
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