The best sweet and sour sauce is not thickened with starch

If you have roughly 20 minutes to spend in the kitchen, The best sweet and sour sauce is not thickened with starch might be an outstanding gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe to try. For 47 cents per serving, you get a sauce that serves 1. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 787 calories. 67 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by feastasia.casaveneracion.com. A mixture of black pepper, white sugar, ginger, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. With a spoonacular score of 9%, this dish is improvable. Try Flourless Sweet Potato Pancakes – Paleo and Free of Gluten, Dairy, Grain, Gum, and Refined Sugar and No-Starch-Added, Sweet and Sour Sauce, and Sweet and Sour Sauce for similar recipes.

Servings: 1

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

black pepper, to taste

1 tsp. of minced garlic

1 tsp. of grated ginger

1 tsp. of paprika or 1 tbsp. of tomato paste

salt, to taste

1 c. of vinegar plus water (I use equal amounts; adjust the ratio according to your taste)

1 to 1 1/2 c. of white sugar (again, use the amount that suits your preference)

Equipment:

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

InstructionsDump the sugar into a thick-bottomed pan.Pour in the liquid.Boil over high heat, uncovered, until the sugar dissolves.Add the rest of the ingredients.Lower the heat to medium and continue boiling, uncovered and without stirring (stirring causes crystallization, for some reason), until the mixture is almost syrupy. Ten to twelve minutes. DO NOT wait for it to turn too thick as the sauce will thicken some more as it cools.Cool the sweet and sour sauce. Transfer to a jar or a bottle and keep in the fridge. It’ll stay good for weeks.Or pour directly over your stir-fried pork (or chicken or fish) and vegetables.

 

Step by step:


1. Dump the sugar into a thick-bottomed pan.

2. Pour in the liquid.Boil over high heat, uncovered, until the sugar dissolves.

3. Add the rest of the ingredients.Lower the heat to medium and continue boiling, uncovered and without stirring (stirring causes crystallization, for some reason), until the mixture is almost syrupy. Ten to twelve minutes. DO NOT wait for it to turn too thick as the sauce will thicken some more as it cools.Cool the sweet and sour sauce.

4. Transfer to a jar or a bottle and keep in the fridge. It’ll stay good for weeks.Or pour directly over your stir-fried pork (or chicken or fish) and vegetables.


Nutrition Information:

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809k Calories
1g Protein
0.55g Total Fat
206g Carbs
6% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
809k
40%

Fat
0.55g
1%

  Saturated Fat
0.08g
0%

Carbohydrates
206g
69%

  Sugar
203g
226%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
212mg
9%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
3%

Vitamin C
96mg
117%

Vitamin A
3465IU
69%

Vitamin B6
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Fiber
2g
10%

Manganese
0.18mg
9%

Folate
35µg
9%

Vitamin B2
0.13mg
8%

Potassium
233mg
7%

Iron
0.97mg
5%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Vitamin B3
1mg
5%

Copper
0.09mg
5%

Magnesium
16mg
4%

Vitamin B1
0.05mg
4%

Phosphorus
31mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.31mg
3%

Selenium
1µg
3%

Calcium
25mg
3%

Zinc
0.37mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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