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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Yields about 1 1/4 cups.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 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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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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