Sweet and Sour Sauce

Want to convert this from a dipping sauce into a sweet and sour sauce for a main dish? Stir-fry the meat, poultry or seafood and set aside. Stir-fry the green peppers with some chopped onion, bamboo shoots or other vegetables. Add the remaining 6 ingredients in the sauce recipe, bring to a boil and add the stir-fried meat back into the wok or frying pan. Heat through and serve hot.
Yields about 1 1/4 cups.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons vinegar or rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 green bell pepper, or 1/2 red and 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into chunks

Preparation:

In a small bowl, mix 4 teaspoons of the water with the cornstarch. Set aside.

Bring the remainder of the water, the sugar, vinegar, ketchup and soy sauce to a boil, stirring a few times.
Give the cornstarch and water mixture a quick re-stir and add to the sauce, stirring constantly.
Add the bell pepper chunks. Heat through.

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