Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce

By cacelias

This tastes wonderful with grilled or fried foods. Excellent with fresh raw or steamed vegetables and rice.

Recipe from Nancie McDermott, "Quick and Easy Chinese"

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup pineapple juice
• 1/3 cup white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, combine the pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, and salt. Stir everything together well. In a small bowl, combine the water and cornstarch and stir until smooth.

Bring the pineapple juice mixture to a gentle boil over medium heat, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often to dissolve the sugar and mix everything well.

Stir in the cornstarch mixture, watching as the sauce becomes first cloudy and then clear within just a few seconds. Stir well as it thickens to a satiny smooth texture with big bubbles, about 15 seconds more. Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl, and cool to room temperature. Transfer to a jar and refrigerate for up to 3 days.