Sweet & Sour Sauce (Chinese Takeaway Style)

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Sweet & Sour Sauce (Chinese Takeaway Style)

One of the most famous takeaway sauces, this colourful Chinese restaurant style sweet & sour sauce is as eye catching as it is delicious. Make your own with this simple recipe!

Course Side Dish, Sauce

Cuisine Chinese, British Chinese, Scottish Chinese

Keyword sweet & sour, sweet & sour sauce, chinese sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings portion

Calories 265kcal

Equipment

1 pot

Ingredients

100 millilitres water
50 millilitres pineapple juice
3 tablespoons caster sugar
1 tablespoon soft dark brown sugar
20 millilitres distilled clear malt vinegar
1/4 teaspoon beetroot powder, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon potato starch, mixed with 2 tablespoons water
1-2 pineapple chunks

Instructions

In a pot, add 100 millilitres water and 50 millilitres pineapple juice. Bring to the boil over a medium heat, then add 3 tablespoons caster sugar and 1 tablespoon soft dark brown sugar. Mix well and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add 20 millilitres distilled clear malt vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon beetroot powder, mixed with 1 tablespoon water. Mix well. Slowly add 1 tablespoon potato starch, mixed with 2 tablespoons water, stirring well until the sauce reaches the desired consistency (all of the mix may not be needed). Add 1-2 pineapple chunks, transfer the Chinese takeaway style sweet & sour sauce to a bowl and serve.

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