Sweet and Sour Sauce
Easy homemade sweet and sour sauce perfect complement to all of your favorite dishes.
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 268kcal
Ingredients
- 6 ounces pineapple juice
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 to 2 drops red food coloring, optional
Instructions
- Whisk together pineapple juice, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, and light brown sugar in a small saucepan.
- Heat sauce over medium heat until it comes to a simmer and all of the ingredients are combined.
- Stir together the cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Pour the slurry into the simmering sweet and sour sauce, whisking until the sauce thickens.
- Adjust color as desired by adding a drop of red food coloring.
- Remove from heat.
Notes
- The cornstarch slurry thickens up this red sauce to a great dipping consistency. Whisk in additional cornstarch slurry while simmering for a thicker sauce.
- The red food coloring is optional. The sauce will be delicious without it but if you want it to resemble the sweet and sour sauce from a Chinese restaurant, adding the food coloring will do the trick.
Nutrition
Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 726mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 312IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg