i am confused on all the sweet and sour sauce recipes. Some have
catsup, some have pineapple juice etc.

Could you please post a easy recipe that could be used on chicken,
shrimp, meatballs ........?

TIA,
cal

One time on Usenet, (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=86_cal?=) said:

> i am confused on all the sweet and sour sauce recipes. Some have
> catsup, some have pineapple juice etc.
>
> Could you please post a easy recipe that could be used on chicken,
> shrimp, meatballs ........?

I've used this one for years, mostly for chicken, but it's good
on anything. And yes, it has ketchup and pineapple juice:

¼ C. pineapple juice
¼ C. white vinegar
¼ C. ketchup
¼ C. brown sugar, packed
½ C. honey
1 tsp. salt
1½ tsp. soy sauce

Mix all ingredients in medium saucepan, no heat. Dissolve 2 T.
cornstarch in 3 T. water, add to sauce, mixing well. Cook over
medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until sauce comes to a boil.
Let cook 1-2 minutes, stirring, until sauce is clear and thickened.

HTH...


--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, (S'mee) said:
> One time on Usenet, (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=86_cal?=) said:
>
> > i am confused on all the sweet and sour sauce recipes. Some have
> > catsup, some have pineapple juice etc.
> >
> > Could you please post a easy recipe that could be used on chicken,
> > shrimp, meatballs ........?
>
> I've used this one for years, mostly for chicken, but it's good
> on anything. And yes, it has ketchup and pineapple juice:

Let me update this for the newsreader impaired (yes, I'm talking
about you, Barb) - ;-)

1/4 C. pineapple juice
1/4 C. white vinegar
1/4 C. ketchup
1/4 C. brown sugar, packed
1/2 C. honey
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 tsp. soy sauce

> Mix all ingredients in medium saucepan, no heat. Dissolve 2 T.
> cornstarch in 3 T. water, add to sauce, mixing well. Cook over
> medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until sauce comes to a boil.
> Let cook 1-2 minutes, stirring, until sauce is clear and thickened.
>
> HTH...


--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

† cal wrote:
> i am confused on all the sweet and sour sauce recipes. Some have
> catsup, some have pineapple juice etc.
>
> Could you please post a easy recipe that could be used on chicken,
> shrimp, meatballs ........?
>
> TIA,
> cal
>

Sweet & Sour sauce

1 cup sugar: white, brown, or some of each
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
small can pineapple chunks or tidbits
soy sauce


Simmer together first 5 ingredients about 5 minutes. Combine 2 tsp
cornstarch with 1 Tbsp. cold water, add to hot mixture, stir till
thickened and clear. Stir in 1 rsp. soy sauce or more to taste.
Add pineapple chunks/tidbits, heat through.

† cal wrote:
> i am confused on all the sweet and sour sauce recipes. Some have
> catsup, some have pineapple juice etc.
>
> Could you please post a easy recipe that could be used on chicken,
> shrimp, meatballs ........?
>
The only essentials are sugar and vinegar, and even there you have
choices. White or brown sugar, white vinegar, cider vinegar, rice
vinegar, Chinkiang black vinegar. Ketchup for color, pineapple and/or
its juice, green pepper, maraschino cherry -- it's all up to you. In
my observation, Chinese from the North and the West like to savor the
taste of Chinkiang black vinegar and use less sugar. In the South they
like it sweeter and fancier.

The basics would be something like this:

2 TB black rice vinegar (Chinkiang, preferably)
1/4 cup white rice vinegar
1/3 cup granulated sugar

In a small saucepan, bring these to a simmer and stir to dissolve
sugar. Then add a slurry of 2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 TB cold
water. Stir till it thickens. Taste and adjust. Pour over your meat
or shrimp in final few seconds of cooking.

Or, for the Chinese New Years coming up at the end of the month, this
one:

Stir together and set aside

1/4 cup sugar
2 TB ketchup
2 TB dark soy sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup water or reserved pineapple juice
1/4 cup vinegar
1 TB cornstarch dissolved in 4 TB water

Now go ahead and make your, say, pork with onion, bell pepper and
pineapple chunks. When nearly done, stir in the above sauce and cook
until it boils and thickens. -aem

Thanks to all of you.

cal

† cal wrote:
>
> i am confused on all the sweet and sour sauce recipes. Some have
> catsup, some have pineapple juice etc.
>
> Could you please post a easy recipe that could be used on chicken,
> shrimp, meatballs ........?
>
> TIA,
> cal

From Buwei Yang Chao's book

8 tbs sugar
8 tbs good rice vinegar
4 tbs cornflour/cornstarch
2 cups water

Mix and bring to a boil. Add a little soy sauce to taste.

The fish, chicken or whatever will have already been cooked with ginger
and spring onions.

† cal wrote:
> i am confused on all the sweet and sour sauce recipes. Some have
> catsup, some have pineapple juice etc.
>
> Could you please post a easy recipe that could be used on chicken,
> shrimp, meatballs ........?
>
> TIA,
> cal

Sweet and sour is simply tomato plus pineapple juice. Anything else is
just modification.

I've not tried vinegar plus sugar, it doesnt sound very appealing.


NT

wrote:
>
> † cal wrote:
> > i am confused on all the sweet and sour sauce recipes. Some have
> > catsup, some have pineapple juice etc.
> >
> > Could you please post a easy recipe that could be used on chicken,
> > shrimp, meatballs ........?
> >
> > TIA,
> > cal
>
> Sweet and sour is simply tomato plus pineapple juice. Anything else is
> just modification.
>
> I've not tried vinegar plus sugar, it doesnt sound very appealing.
>
> NT

LOL but vinegar and sugar make up the original Chinese sweet and sour.
None of my Chinese friends have ever recognised the ugly pink or red
stuff as being valid sweet and sour