Pineapple Sweet and Sour Sauce

Name: Pineapple Sweet and Sour Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: ['24', '3 cups']
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 2 cups pineapple juice, divided; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 cup white sugar; 0.75 cup ketchup, or more to taste; 0.66666668653488 cup apple cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons crushed pineapple, or more to taste; 1 teaspoon garlic powder

4.80 (75)

⏱ 25 mins 🍽 ['24', '3 cups'] 🌶 chinese 🏷 Sauce

This straightforward recipe creates a classic Chinese sweet and sour sauce using pineapple juice and crushed pineapple as its base. It combines pantry staples like sugar, ketchup, and vinegar, simmered to a glossy, thickened consistency. The sauce is ideal for coating pork or chicken dishes, offering a balance of fruity sweetness and tangy acidity. It yields approximately 3 cups, enough for 24 servings, and takes about 25 minutes to prepare from start to finish.

Ingredients

2 cups pineapple juice, divided
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup white sugar
0.75 cup ketchup, or more to taste
0.66666668653488 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce, or more to taste
2 tablespoons crushed pineapple, or more to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Method

In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup of the pineapple juice until you have a smooth slurry with no lumps.
Place the rest of the pineapple juice, which is 1 3/4 cups, into a large pot with the sugar, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, crushed pineapple, and garlic powder. Set the heat to high. Pour in the cornstarch mixture and stir frequently as it cooks until the sauce begins a gentle boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer until the sauce turns clear and thickens to your preferred texture, which will take 15 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories58 kcal

Sugars12 g

Sodium160 mg

Recipe details

CategorySauce

Cuisinechinese

Authorsnstr_poptart