Pineapple Sweet and Sour Sauce

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Description

I have tried a few different recipes for sweet and sour sauce from this site and from other cookbooks and none of them ever seemed to be quite right, so I experimented a few times and this is the one I liked the best. Now it’s the only sauce I use for my sweet and sour pork or chicken.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pineapple juice, divided
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup ketchup, or more to taste
  • ⅔ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons crushed pineapple, or more to taste (Optional)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Whisk 1/4 cup pineapple juice and cornstarch together in a small bowl until smooth.
  2. Combine cornstarch mixture
  3. remaining 1 3/4 cup pineapple juice
  4. sugar
  5. ketchup
  6. vinegar
  7. soy sauce
  8. crushed pineapple
  9. and garlic powder in a large pot over high heat. Cook
  10. stirring frequently
  11. until sauce comes to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and continue to simmer until sauce is clear and reaches desired consistency
  12. 15 to 25 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 24

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