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Bowl of bright orange Chinese sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 95
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 150 ml pineapple juice
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar, or white wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, finely grated
  • 1 tsp root ginger, finely grated
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp cold water

Method
 

  1. Whisk the cornflour into the cold water in a small cup until no lumps are left. Set aside.
  2. Put the ketchup, pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar and soy sauce in a small saucepan. Stir over a medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
  3. Add the garlic and ginger. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 3 minutes so the raw vinegar edge cooks off.
  4. Stir the cornflour slurry again, then pour it into the pan in a thin stream while stirring.
  5. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Take it off the heat straight away.
  6. Taste. Add a splash more vinegar if it is too sweet, or a teaspoon more sugar if it is too sharp.

Notes

Nutrition figures are an estimate worked out from the ingredient list. Values will shift with brands and with how much sauce ends up on the plate.