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Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Sauce - Chinese cooking

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Yields about 1 1/4 cups

Note: This recipe is designed for use with Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Spareribs, which already has cornstarch and water added as a thickener. If you are preparing this recipe as a dip, add a cornstarch/water mixture as desired to thicken.
 
If you are not preparing this for a vegetarian dish, you can use regular Worcestershire Sauce

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon vegetarian Worcestershire Sauce (such as Lea & Perrins vegetarian Worcestershire Sauce)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

Preparation:

Combine the ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring.

User Reviews

 1 out of 5
Very incomplete and unusable recipe, Member Bizzyboy67

I recently made this recipe as listed and added 1 tbsp of corn starch as the thickener. Unfortunately, the flavor is very poor. This is the worst sweet and sour recipe I have ever had. Attempts to fix with additional white and brown sugars and light soy only slightly changed the flavor to the point of making the sauce somewhat usable. I do not recommend this sauce recipe to anyone.

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