Best 14 Sweet And Sour Sauce I Recipes

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Embark on a culinary adventure as we delve into the captivating realm of Sweet and Sour Sauce I. This versatile condiment, brimming with vibrant flavors, is poised to transform ordinary dishes into extraordinary culinary masterpieces. Whether you seek a tangy glaze for your succulent chicken, a piquant dipping sauce for your crispy spring rolls, or a harmonious balance of sweet and sour notes to complement your stir-fries, this remarkable sauce holds the key to unlocking a world of taste sensations.

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

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



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I love the pinkish red sweet and sour sauce that is served in Chinese restaurants...I have tried dozens of recipes and been disappointed so I made this one by trial and error...this is the closest I have come to getting that flavor.

Provided by SwoR8193

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 2 cups, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/3 cup white vinegar
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon msg
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon ginger paste, minced ginger or 1/2 teaspoon fresh minced ginger
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

  • Over medium heat bring Part 1 ingredients to a boil.
  • Mix Part 2 ingredients and add to boiling mixture.
  • Cook until bubbly and thick.
  • Remove from stove and add Part 3 ingredients.
  • This will keep in the refrigerator for weeks.
  • Room temperature ketchup mixes easier than refrigerated.
  • Serve warm.

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

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

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.

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

SWEET-AND-SOUR SAUCE RECIPE



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Pour this Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe over chicken, shrimp, veggies or whatever you'd like! This Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe only takes 15 minutes to make. Add this sauce to your next meal for some sweet and sour flavor that you didn't know your food needed.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings, 1/4 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
water
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 Tbsp. HEINZ Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Tbsp. lite soy sauce
1/4 cup HEINZ Tomato Ketchup
1/3 cup packed brown sugar

Steps:

  • Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add enough water to reserved juice to measure 1-1/3 cups.
  • Mix cornstarch, vinegar and soy sauce in small saucepan until cornstarch is dissolved. Stir in pineapple juice and ketchup. Add sugar; mix well.
  • Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly; cook on medium-low heat 2 to 3 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g

SWEET & SOUR SAUCE



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Sweet & sour sauce - great for throwing over a stir fry or dipping!

Provided by joblogs

Time 20m

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients except the cornstarch mixture, blend well and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently until thickened. Be sure and bring your sauce to a boil before adding the cornstarch, otherwise the sauce may retain an unpleasant starchy taste.

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 MEATBALLS IN SAUCE



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A family recipe (from my mother-in-law) for a unique twist on traditional meatballs. These are baked in a wonderful tomato-based sweet and sour sauce, which is delicious over rice! I doubled the original sauce recipe. We love extra sauce, and this recipe will make a lot.

Provided by Rebekah Rose Hills

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ pounds ground beef
2 eggs
1 ½ cups bread crumbs
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¾ cup milk
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups ketchup
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 cups water
⅔ cup brown sugar
⅔ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon chili powder

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Mix the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, onion, milk, salt, and black pepper together in a large mixing bowl until evenly combined. Form the mixture into 12 large meatballs. Arrange the meatballs into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Stir the ketchup, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, white sugar, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, and chili powder together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until well combined and hot, about 5 minutes. Pour the tomato sauce mixture over the meatballs in the baking dish. Turn the meatballs to coat in the sauce.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink in the center, 60 to 90 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 596.8 calories, Carbohydrate 84.8 g, Cholesterol 133.4 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 28.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 1620.8 mg, Sugar 62.9 g

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE (MICROWAVE)



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Make and share this Sweet and Sour Sauce (Microwave) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Grand Chef Otto

Categories     Sauces

Time 8m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Steps:

  • Combine blended Cornstarch and water with remaining ingredients in a bowl.
  • Cook on high for for 3 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 58.1, Sodium 170.1, Carbohydrate 14.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 8.4, Protein 0.3

EASY SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



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A 10 minute, simple, sweet and sour sauce!

Provided by fawcettc100

Time 10m

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients except the spring onion in a pan
  • Simmer for 5 minutes
  • Garnish with spring onion

BRISKET IN SWEET-AND-SOUR SAUCE



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My friend Deb sent this to me from the NY Times, 2002. Adapted from ''Levana's Table,'' by Levana Kirschenbaum (Stewart Tabori & Chang, 2002) . 3 hours plus overnight refrigeration.

Provided by Oolala

Categories     Roast Beef

Time 13m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
2 inches fresh ginger, peeled
6 large garlic cloves
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 1/2 cups Coca-Cola or 1 1/2 cups ginger ale
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper, to taste
1 (6 -7 lb) first-cut beef brisket, rinsed and patted thoroughly dry

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place everything but the brisket into a food processor, and process with steel blade until smooth.
  • Place brisket, fat side up, into a heavy baking pan just large enough to hold it, and pour sauce over it. Cover tightly and bake for 2 hours. Turn brisket over and bake uncovered for one more hour or until fork-tender. Cool, cover brisket and refrigerate overnight in cooking pan.
  • The next day, transfer brisket to a cutting board, cut off fat and cut with a sharp knife against grain, to desired thickness. Remove any congealed fat from sauce and bring to a boil on top of stove.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Taste sauce to see if it needs reducing. If so, boil it down for a few minutes or as needed. Return meat to sauce and warm in oven for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 863.8, Fat 69.5, SaturatedFat 25.5, Cholesterol 165.6, Sodium 764.7, Carbohydrate 16.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 13.8, Protein 39.9

HOMEMADE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE (NO PINEAPPLE)



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Sweet and sour sauce for meatballs and peppers. Can substitute pineapple juice for wine if adding pineapples.

Provided by Linda S.

Categories     Low Protein

Time 20m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1/4 cup white wine
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water

Steps:

  • Heat ketchup, sugar, water, wine, vinegar, soya sauce in a medium pan over medium, stirring constantly.
  • Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl. Stir slowly into sauce mixture. Stir until thickened.
  • Can add cooked meatballs, peppers, onions and carrots into pan. Heat for 20 minutes, or until late warm throughout.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 362.9, Fat 0.2, Sodium 1696.7, Carbohydrate 79.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 68, Protein 3.1

MOM'S 'SWEET 'N' SOURS' PORK RIBS



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My Mom's longtime recipe that she learned from my grandmother who has long passed on. Combines soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, dry mustard, garlic, as well as a few other simple ingredients to make a delicious sauce for sweet and sour cut ribs. Great over rice! Some say rice and this sauce is their favorite food! A Lechner family tradition!

Provided by HOWITZER

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork     Pork Rib Recipes     Spare Ribs

Time 1h25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup white sugar
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon dry mustard
2 cups water
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup vinegar
2 pounds pork spareribs, cut into bite size pieces
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped

Steps:

  • In a bowl, mix the sugar, flour, salt, pepper, and mustard. Stir in the water, soy sauce, and vinegar.
  • Place the ribs in a pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, cook 10 minutes, and drain.
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and brown the ribs on all sides. Mix in the sauce mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes. Mix in the garlic, and continue cooking 15 minutes, or to desired doneness.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 668.5 calories, Carbohydrate 59.1 g, Cholesterol 120.1 mg, Fat 33.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 31.9 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 2481.6 mg, Sugar 50.5 g

Tips:

  • To make a gluten-free version of the sauce, use tamari or coconut aminos instead of soy sauce.
  • For a vegan version, omit the honey or use a vegan sweetener like agave nectar or maple syrup.
  • If you like a thicker sauce, add more cornstarch or arrowroot powder.
  • To make a spicier sauce, add a pinch of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.
  • If you want a sweeter sauce, add more honey or sugar.
  • Serve the sauce over chicken, pork, tofu, or vegetables.

Conclusion:

Sweet and sour sauce is a versatile condiment that can be used in a variety of dishes. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like it sweet, sour, spicy, or thick, there is a sweet and sour sauce recipe out there for you. So next time you are looking for a way to add some flavor to your meal, give sweet and sour sauce a try.

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