Sweet and sour sauce

Wow! Sweet and Sour Sauce

Reid loves this and I figure out a way to make it in Ghana - most ingredients are easy to find - especially nice fresh pineapple and juice. I made a 1/4 recipe to test it out and it served us both with some leftovers. I simmered a little cooked (tough) chicken in the sauce for 10 minutes and it was nice and tender.

This recipe is from Allrecipes

Rated:  Submitted By: Nana Nat Photo By: Sam Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6

"This is a quick sweet-and-sour sauce you can serve over meat, vegetables, rice, pasta, or any combination thereof!"

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups water 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 cup ketchup 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, undrained (I used fresh pineapple and juice) 2/3 cup distilled white vinegar

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon steak sauce 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper hot sauce (I left this out) 3 tablespoons cornstarch

DIRECTIONS:

1.

Stir water, sugar, ketchup, pineapple, vinegar, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, steak sauce, and hot sauce together in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove 1/2 cup of the sauce to a small bowl; whisk cornstarch into the sauce in the bowl. Bring the sauce in the saucepan to a boil, stir the sauce with the cornstarch into the boiling sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before using.