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Sweet and Sour Sauce

Sweet and Sour Sauce

Brown sugar is dissolved in tomato ketchup and rice vinegar with a splash of soy sauce, then simmered with cornstarch slurry until the sauce thickens into a glossy, perfectly balanced sweet, tangy, and savory glaze ideal for dipping.

Prep: 5 min Cook: 15 min

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp brown sugar ((see notes1))
  • 2.5 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1.33 cup rice vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1.5 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp cornstarch (dissolved in 5 teaspoons of water)

Instructions

  1. Combine the sugar, ketchup, vinegar, and soy sauce in a bowl.

  2. Mix the combined ingredients using a balloon whisk or fork.

  3. Heat a saucepan then pour-in the sugar-ketchup-vinegar-soy sauce mixture. Stir once in a while and bring to a boil.

  4. Pour-in the cornstarch diluted in water then continue stirring until the texture becomes thick.

  5. Turn of the heat and transfer the sweet and sour sauce to a sauce bowl then serve.