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easy sweet and sour sauce

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
'Ria Murphy
@Just_Ria
Bean Station, TN

I realized I didn't have spaghetti sauce one night after I had already thawed the meatballs for dinner and had to come up with something quick. I'd never made sweet and sour sauce before but decided to "wing it" and see what happened. This was fast, easy, and turned out surprisingly wonderful! Now we make it on purpose all the time! Use over meatballs, chicken, pork, rice, noodles... you name it. It's incredibly easy!

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For easy sweet and sour sauce

  • 1 can
    pineapple chunks (with juice)
  • 2 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 1 Tbsp
    minced garlic
  • 1/2 c
    vinegar
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2
    grated peeled carrot
  • 2 tsp
    soy sauce

How To Make easy sweet and sour sauce

  • 1
    In a saucepan combine 1/2 the pineapple chunks, all the pineapple juice, and all other ingredients, be sure to whisk cornstarch smooth so there are no chunkies. Boil until thickened, stirring constantly. (about 7 minutes) Remove from heat and pour over your choice of stuff, or use to dip fried won tons in etc. Yum!
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