Best 11 Simple Sweet And Sour Sauce Recipes

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**Indulge in a Culinary Symphony: Embark on a Flavorful Journey with Our Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipes**

Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with a delectable symphony of flavors as we present our collection of sweet and sour sauce recipes. These culinary creations seamlessly blend the vibrant tang of vinegar with the alluring sweetness of sugar, resulting in a captivating sauce that will elevate any dish to new heights. From classic Chinese favorites to innovative fusion delights, our diverse range of recipes caters to every palate. Dive into the intoxicating aroma of onions and garlic sautéed in oil, forming the aromatic base for your sauce. Discover the perfect balance of tangy and sweet as you adjust the ratio of vinegar, soy sauce, and ketchup. Elevate your sauce with the addition of pineapple chunks, bell peppers, and carrots, adding a delightful crunch and vibrant colors. Experiment with the heat level by incorporating a touch of chili sauce or red pepper flakes, creating a tantalizing spicy kick. Whether you prefer a classic sweet and sour sauce to accompany your favorite Chinese dishes or crave a versatile sauce to enhance your culinary creations, our recipes offer endless possibilities to satisfy your cravings. Embark on a culinary adventure and transform ordinary meals into extraordinary culinary experiences with our exquisite sweet and sour sauce recipes.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE RECIPE



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Sweet and tangy, this homemade sweet and sour sauce is ready in less than 10 minutes. Just 6 ingredients - add to the pan and simmer. Done!

Provided by Nicky Corbishley

Categories     Dips     Sauces     side dish

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
1 tsp minced ginger
2 tbsp malt vinegar
150 ml (2/3 cup) tomato ketchup
6 tbsp light brown muscavado sugar
180 ml (3/4 cup) pineapple juice (fresh, from a carton or from a tin of pineapple in juice)

Steps:

  • Add all of the ingredients to a small saucepan and stir together.
  • Heat over a medium-high heat. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
  • Turn off the heat and pour into a serving bowl. Serve hot, warm or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93 kcal, Carbohydrate 23 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 231 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 20 g, ServingSize 1 serving

HOMEMADE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE RECIPE



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This Simple Sweet and Sour Sauce can be whipped up in minutes with only a few pantry staples, so you don't have to keep another condiment in your fridge!

Provided by Beth - Budget Bytes

Categories     Sauce

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 cup brown sugar ($0.16)
1/4 cup rice vinegar ($0.48)
2 Tbsp ketchup ($0.10)
1 tsp soy sauce ($0.04)
2 Tbsp water ($0.00)
1 tsp cornstarch ($0.01)

Steps:

  • Combine all the ingredients in a small pot and whisk until the sugar and cornstarch have dissolved. The sauce will have a slightly milky brown appearance.
  • Heat the sauce over medium, while whisking, until it begins to simmer. Once it begins to simmer the cornstarch will thicken the sauce and it will turn from cloudy to shiny in appearance. Serve immediately.
  • Serve the sweet and sour sauce immediately or refrigerate for up to one week.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 Tbsp, Calories 58.68 kcal, Carbohydrate 14.83 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 148.25 mg

EASY SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



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For a fast meal, I like the kids to eat the chickenless chicken nuggets from Trader Joe's®. Here's a tangy sauce to go with it, or gyoza, or dumplings, or...

Provided by Connie Fabian Byrnes

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Steps:

  • Combine honey, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is heated through, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 54.9 calories, Carbohydrate 14.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.5 g, Sodium 429.9 mg, Sugar 13.1 g

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE I



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An excellent, traditional sweet and sour sauce. It is great served with meatballs, with tempura, or even over rice!

Provided by NAG_CA

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 12m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

¾ cup white sugar
⅓ cup white vinegar
⅔ cup water
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon ketchup
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Steps:

  • Place the sugar, vinegar, water, soy sauce, ketchup and cornstarch in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Stir continuously until the mixture has thickened.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 43.2 calories, Carbohydrate 10.8 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 236.3 mg, Sugar 9.6 g

WOW! SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



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This is great sauce. Use for dipping or poured over rice and chicken.

Provided by Nana Nat

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups water
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup ketchup
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, undrained
⅔ cup distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ tablespoon steak sauce
½ tablespoon cayenne pepper hot sauce
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Steps:

  • Stir water, sugar, ketchup, pineapple, vinegar, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, steak sauce, and hot sauce together in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove 1/2 cup of the sauce to a small bowl; whisk cornstarch into the sauce in the bowl. Bring the sauce in the saucepan to a boil, stir the sauce with the cornstarch into the boiling sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before using.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.4 calories, Carbohydrate 70.3 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.1 g, Sodium 648.7 mg, Sugar 64.6 g

PINEAPPLE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



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I have tried a few different recipes for sweet and sour sauce from this site and from other cookbooks and none of them ever seemed to be quite right, so I experimented a few times and this is the one I liked the best. Now it's the only sauce I use for my sweet and sour pork or chicken.

Provided by snstr_poptart

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups pineapple juice, divided
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup ketchup, or more to taste
⅔ cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce, or more to taste
2 tablespoons crushed pineapple, or more to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Steps:

  • Whisk 1/4 cup pineapple juice and cornstarch together in a small bowl until smooth.
  • Combine cornstarch mixture, remaining 1 3/4 cup pineapple juice, sugar, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, crushed pineapple, and garlic powder in a large pot over high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce comes to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and continue to simmer until sauce is clear and reaches desired consistency, 15 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 57.6 calories, Carbohydrate 14.3 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 159.6 mg, Sugar 12.4 g

SWEET AND SOUR DIPPING SAUCE



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A great sauce for dipping almost any Asian inspired dish in! Should you desire a thicker consistency than what this recipe yields, dissolve another 1/4 teaspoon of cornstarch in 1/8 to 1/4 cup of cold water. Once dissolved, stir the mixture into the sauce and continue to heat and whisk until sauce thickens.

Provided by Jackie Smith

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Dips and Spreads Recipes

Time 7m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 teaspoon cornstarch
⅓ cup distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
⅔ cup unsweetened pineapple juice
2 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
salt to taste

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan over a medium-low heat, whisk (using a metal whisk) together vinegar and cornstarch. Add oil, pineapple juice, ketchup, brown sugar, and salt; whisking constantly until the mixture is heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 45.6 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Fat 1.2 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 43.6 mg, Sugar 7.9 g

THE BEST SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



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This came from Taste of Home's Quick Cooking and is much better than anything I've created on my own. The sauce is thick and gooy and goes well with so many things.

Provided by HappyMommy1422

Categories     Asian

Time 10m

Yield 1 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup pineapple juice
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
  • Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly.
  • Pour over chicken, meatballs, smoked sausage, veggies, etc.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440.5, Fat 0.2, Sodium 697.8, Carbohydrate 108.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 88, Protein 2

SIMPLE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



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This is a simple sweet and sour sauce with nice depth of flavor. You can use it for marinating chicken and pork or for a dipping sauce. Goes great with meatballs for something a little different. For a zesty kick, add some bottled hot pepper sauce.

Provided by MURDOCH

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks with juice
¾ cup water
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup ketchup
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • Stir pineapple chunks with juice, 3/4 cup water, rice vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer until the pineapple is tender, about 20 minutes.
  • Pour pineapple mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Return mixture to saucepan and bring to a simmer.
  • Whisk cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water together in a bowl until smooth; stir into the sauce. Increase heat to medium. Cook and stir sauce until thick, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 28.4 calories, Carbohydrate 7.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 71.3 mg, Sugar 6.2 g

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Time 10m

Yield about 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon peeled and grated fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup pineapple or orange juice
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch blended with 2 tablespoons cold water

Steps:

  • Heat a wok or saucepan over high heat and add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the ginger and garlic. Stir-fry just until fragrant, and then add the juice, vinegar, brown sugar and soy sauce. Bring to a boil and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the cornstarch and water mixture and cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Stir into any nearly completed stir-fry dish and bring to a boil until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute.

SWEET & SOUR SAUCE



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Enjoy this simple version of a Chinese takeaway favourite as a dipping sauce or mix it through meat and veg for a tangy, flavourful dish

Provided by Adam Bush

Categories     Condiment

Time 10m

Yield Serves 4-6 (makes 350ml)

Number Of Ingredients 6

200ml pineapple juice
100g light brown soft sugar
4 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp cornflour

Steps:

  • Put everything except the cornflour into a small saucepan and cook over a medium heat, while whisking, until just simmering.
  • Add the cornflour to a small bowl, add 1 tbsp water and mix together. Pour into the saucepan and whisk together until thickened and saucy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 calories, Fat 0.1 grams fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 23 grams sugar, Fiber 0.1 grams fiber, Protein 0.5 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Use fresh ingredients: Fresh pineapple, bell peppers, and carrots will give your sauce the best flavor.
  • Don't overcook the vegetables: They should be crisp-tender, not mushy.
  • Use a good quality soy sauce: A dark soy sauce will give your sauce a richer flavor.
  • Don't be afraid to adjust the flavors: If you like your sauce sweeter, add more sugar. If you like it spicier, add more chili sauce.
  • Let the sauce cool slightly before serving: This will allow the flavors to meld together.

Conclusion:

Sweet and sour sauce is a versatile sauce that can be used on a variety of dishes. It is a popular choice for Chinese takeout, but it can also be easily made at home. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make a delicious sweet and sour sauce that will elevate any dish. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy way to add some flavor to your meal, give this sweet and sour sauce a try.

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