How to make Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 7 years ago
This recipe was orignially posted at http://www.copykat.com/2015/04/30/sweet-and-sour-sauce-2/
Ingredients
5 cups water
1 medium orange
1 lemon
2 or 3 slices fresh ginger
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup ketchup
Red food coloring if desired
3 tablespoons corn starch
3 tablespoons of water
Directions
Wash the orange and the lemon well. Slice the fruit and sliced ginger and place into a medium pot along with 5 cups of water. Bring the pot to a boil, and then simmer for 30 minutes. Drain water with a sieve, press the fruit into the sieve, you want to get all of the water released. Place water into a pot and add 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup vinegar, and 1 cup ketchup mix until well blended with a whisk. Heat the sauce over medium high heat.
Combine 3 tablespoons corn starch and 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Slowly stream the liquid into the sauce stirring constantly. The sauce will thicken. When the sauce thickens remove from heat. Store unused sauce in an air tight container.
Ingredients
5 cups water
1 medium orange
1 lemon
2 or 3 slices fresh ginger
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup ketchup
Red food coloring if desired
3 tablespoons corn starch
3 tablespoons of water
Directions
Wash the orange and the lemon well. Slice the fruit and sliced ginger and place into a medium pot along with 5 cups of water. Bring the pot to a boil, and then simmer for 30 minutes. Drain water with a sieve, press the fruit into the sieve, you want to get all of the water released. Place water into a pot and add 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup vinegar, and 1 cup ketchup mix until well blended with a whisk. Heat the sauce over medium high heat.
Combine 3 tablespoons corn starch and 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Slowly stream the liquid into the sauce stirring constantly. The sauce will thicken. When the sauce thickens remove from heat. Store unused sauce in an air tight container.