Homemade Easy Sweet and Sour Sauce

Spoon in bowl of The Best Sweet and Sour Sauce.

The Best Sweet and Sour Sauce has only 5 ingredients and is ready in minutes! This super easy recipe can be served alongside some of your favorite meals!

Course Condiment

Cuisine Chinese

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 120kcal

Ingredients

¾ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup white vinegar
⅔ cup water
2 ½ tablespoons ketchup

Cornstarch Slurry:

3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Instructions

In a small saucepan, add the sugar, vinegar, and water.
¾ cup granulated sugar, ⅓ cup white vinegar, ⅔ cup water
Place over medium heat, whisking constantly until sugar is melted. Add the ketchup whisk to combine.
2 ½ tablespoons ketchup
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 until it thickens to your liking. You may not use it all.
3 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water
Cook until thickened, about 30 seconds. Serve.

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Notes

You can thicken this to your liking, and add more of the slurry for a thicker consistency.
This versatile condiment can be served with various different dishes, see some of my favorites above.
Try it on different things to find your favorite food. Veggies are a perfect example!
Double this recipe to serve more people or to keep it on hand for later use.
This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.

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