Sweet And Sour Sauce
This recipe is quite an old one. It was obtained from some Malaysian friends in the late 70's, still tastes great though and is easy to make with ingredients found in most cupboards and fridges.
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 2 dessertspoons vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder,optional
- 120ml tomato sauce
- 180ml cold water
- 1 dessertspoon white wine vinegar
- 1 dessertspoon sugar, or to taste
- salt, to taste
- 1 dessertspoon cornflour, mixed with a little water til dissolved
Directions
Preparation:5min ›
Cook:5min ›
Ready in:10min
- Heat oil in a saucepan add the garlic and chilli powder and cook until garlic is browned. You can leave out the chilli if you don't like spicy food.
- Add the tomato sauce, water and vinegar to the saucepan. Add the sugar and salt slowly, taste the sauce to check the balance of sweet and sour and add more or less sugar and salt accordingly.
- Simmer for 5 minutes. Then add the cornflour mixed with a little water to thicken the sauce.
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Quick and easy to prepare, and was tasty mixed in with a stir-fry. Will make again - 22 Mar 2012 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)
Used about a teaspoon of paprika instead of chilli, was fantastic! Far better than the stuff u get from the chinese! - 22 Jul 2014 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)