SWEET & SOUR SAUCE 
1/2 c. water
4 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 c. white vinegar
1/2 c. pineapple juice
4 tbsp. cornstarch
1 c. sugar

Combine water, soy sauce, white vinegar and pineapple juice in a small saucepan. Stir in sugar and cornstarch until evenly mixed. (If cornstarch gets clumpy, use a fork or whisk to work out clumps.) Bring to a boil.

Simmer gently on medium-low heat for 5 minutes, remove from heat.

Serve immediately or store in refrigerator and serve cold. Sauce will thicken when cold.

Submitted by: Jennifer Petecki

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Sweet & Sour Sauce
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 Autumn (New York) says:
I made this as a last minute sauce for breaded shirimp. And I have to say it was better then any sweet and sour sauce I have ever had. The only thing I changed was I used 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar and a little more juice. Very Good!
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 Eva Phillips (Arizona) says:
What a great, fast, easy fix! I added a few drops of red food coloring just for aesthetics. It tasted as good as it looked!
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 Rebecca Kern (Texas) says:
Excellent! It was easy to make and it tasted much better than the restaurant style sauce. I too added a few drops of red food coloring.
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 BeloSol (Portugal) says:
Try Grosela (Red Currant) Syrup (used for mixed drinks) in place of red food coloring. Use sparingly for color and flavor.
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 Eva Belk (Virginia) says:
The sauce was used with cubed fried chicken breast with veggies. I made some slight changes but THE RECIPE IS GREAT! I added 1 cup of water instead of 1/2 cup plus apple cider vinegar instead of white vinegar. I also used 2 cans of pineapple chunks instead of juice for texture. I substituted cornstarch with self-rising flour. I really did not measure amount of sugar used, but added to balance apple cider vinegar flavor. Oh the bonus ingredient I used was 2 tablespoons of grape jelly. I have "picky" eaters... None was leftover :-)
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 Kiah (Ohio) says:
Easy to make! I had to add a little bit of this and a little bit of that and it was excellent!

 

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