How do you make the sweet n sour sauce that you get from a Chinese takaway?

Question

Yeha I know it's bad for you and has loads of MSGs and things in it... But it's so damn nice! I want to know how to make it myself!

Answer 1

Sweet And Sour Sauce

I love the pinkish red sweet and sour sauce that is served in Chinese restraunts...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.



6 servings 2 cups 15 min 5 min prep

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
Part 2
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Part 3
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon ginger paste or fresh, minced ginger
1 tablespoon olive oil



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.

Answer 2

Sweet and Sour Sauce
1 small can pineapple juice (or juice from a 15-1/4 oz. can pineapple chunks, drained)
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (or less)
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Mix all together and cook over medium heat until thickened. May be prepared in microwave in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave about 4-1/2 minutes on high or until thick, stirring every minute.

Answer 3

No MSG in these! :-)


Sweet And Sour Sauce

2 tablespoons light or dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 green pepper, cut into large chunks

Mix sugar, corn starch, vinegar, soy sauce and pineapple juice in a small bowl. Stir in green pepper. Microwave at high until thick, 4 to 5 minutes, stirring once during cooking time.
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Sweet and Sour Pork

1 pound pork rib chops
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup corn starch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups oil
a little ginger, scallion and salt

Cut meat into the size of small mushrooms. Cut ginger and scallion into very find strips. Marinate the meat with soy sauce, salt, ginger and scallion for 15 to 20 minutes. Mix the flour and corn starch with one cup of water, then mix together with the pork. Let every piece of pork is coated by the batter. Put the wok on high heat, pour oil in and heat until it's half warm. Put the pork chops in one by one; fry until a crust forms. Switch to medium heat, cover the wok and fry until the crust is golden brown. Take the meat out and drain the oil. Leave about two tablespoons of oil in the wok. Put the vinegar and sugar in the wok; stir slowly until the sugar melt. Switch to high heat, put the meat in and stir quickly so that all the pork chops are covered by the sweet and sour sauce.

Answer 4

Easy peasy. Use honey (for the sweet) and vinegar (for the sour) put this in a can of tomatos and add some soy sauce and a wee hint of chilli. Quantities are dependent on your own taste.

Answer 5

i use this recipe:

1/3 c vinegar
4 tbsp sugar
1tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp. cornstarch or flour with 4 tbsp water

Mix the 1st 4 ingredients and heat it in a pan. Add whatever meat you like (fried pork or chicken cubes, which was lightly coated in flour) let simmer for 3-5 mins then add the cornstarch or flour mixture to thicken sauce.

You don't even need pineapple juice.

Tip:

You can add carrots, bell peppers and pineaple chunks if you want.

Answer 6

Hi Crafty1980!

Try this website: www.toprecipes.com

They have tons of restaurant recipes listed. Hopefully you'll find the one that's perfect! Seems like each chinese restaurant puts it's own spin on it.

Good Luck!

Answer 7

Quick easy way, in bowl put ketchup, pineapple juice, dash of chilli powder and season. Microwave about 30 secs. There you have it, without any fuss.

Answer 8

go to you local bulk buy shop, where they sell all sorts of thing from barrels just weigh out what you want, they usually have a dried s&s sauce, and it's qiuite good.

Answer 9

I just use tomato puree, orange juice, sugar and vinegar and add till it taste good, this way you can do it to your liking

Answer 10

Ask them for the recipe.