The Best Sweet and Sour Sauce, only 5 ingredients and ready in minutes! A super easy recipe that you can serve alongside some of your favorite meals!
Course Condiment
Cuisine Chinese
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In a small saucepan, add the sugar, vinegar, and water.
Place over medium heat, whisking constantly until sugar is melted. Add the ketchup whisk to combine.
In a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Bring the vinegar mixture to a slow boil, slowly stream in the cornstarch slurry while whisking constantly.
Cook until thickened, about 30 seconds. Serve.
Notes
You can thicken this to your liking, add more of the sluffy for a thicker consistency.
This can be served with various different dishes, see some of my favorites above.
Double this recipe to serve more people or to keep on hand for later use.