Sweet and Sour Sauce (Golden)

Name: Sweet and Sour Sauce (Golden)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: ['12', '3 cups']
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; 0.75 cup chicken broth; 0.75 cup white vinegar; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 clove garlic, minced; 0.25 cup cold water; 3 tablespoons cornstarch

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⏱ 15 mins 🍽 ['12', '3 cups'] 🌶 chinese 🏷 Sauce

This recipe offers a traditional Chinese golden sweet and sour sauce, deliberately avoiding the American version's sweetness by omitting ketchup. It creates a more tangy and balanced condiment perfect for dipping or glazing. You simply combine pantry staples like sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce, then thicken the mixture with a cornstarch slurry. The entire process takes only 15 minutes and yields approximately 3 cups of sauce, enough for 12 servings.

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
0.75 cup chicken broth
0.75 cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic, minced
0.25 cup cold water
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Method

Combine the white sugar, chicken broth, white vinegar, vegetable oil, soy sauce, salt, and minced garlic in a medium saucepan, stirring until mixed, then bring the contents to a boil.
In a separate small bowl, mix the cold water and cornstarch until smooth, then whisk this slurry into the boiling saucepan mixture. Continue cooking the sauce until it thickens, which will take 5 to 7 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories83 kcal

Fat1 g

Sugars17 g

Sodium244 mg

Recipe details

CategorySauce

Cuisinechinese

Authormtnmagic1998