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egg roll dipped into sweet and sour sauce

Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe

Sweet and Sour Sauce is an amazing dipping sauce. This EASY recipe will make you think it came from your local Chinese takeout!
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Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: sweet and sour sauce
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 105kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/3 cup white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

  • In a small saucepan, whisk together the sugar, pineapple juice, vinegar, ketchup and soy sauce over medium heat.
  • Continue to heat until small bubbles form, whisking continually and until sugar dissolves and the ingredients have fully combined.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water, when blended, whisk into the sweet and sour sauce and then remove from heat.
  • Serve hot or allow to cool fully before storing.
  • If you tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or ratings!

Nutrition

Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.003g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 32IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.2mg