Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe is super simple and makes a great dipping and cooking sauce with little effort and minimal ingredients.
Quick & Simple Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe
This Simple Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe truly is simple. While not completely authentic, it is great when you are in a pinch and need a delicious dipping sauce or baking sauce for a customized meal. Have some chicken or pork, or even beef, but don’t want the same old boring meal, make some of this Simple Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe and pour over your meat and bake as usual.
This recipe pairs with my Air Fryer Chinese Take-Out Sweet ‘N Sour Pork recipe. It makes a great dipping sauce for all kinds of finger food and goes great with my Air Fried Chicken Wings, chicken nuggets, eggrolls, Fried Zucchini, chicken strips and so on. Turn this Air Fryer Chic-fil-A Chicken Sandwich recipe into Chicken Strips and you’ve got yourself a wonderful meal with some Delicious Air Fryer French Fries.
Cast of Ingredients for Simple Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe
Almost ten years ago, I found a recipe on line for Sweet ‘N Sour Chicken and have been making it ever since. I typed up the recipe and saved it into my private recipe folder. The recipe has been changed to my taste buds, as I wanted to equally taste the sweet with the sour.
Drizzle over my Pressure Cooker Healthy Inside Out Egg Rolls for a delicious meal.
Whisk all Ingredients Together
This Simple Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe has one step, literally. Add all ingredients to a Medium Sauce Pan and whisk together for about 6 minutes. Turn the heat to the lowest setting and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes. “Th-th-th-
Simple Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe
This Simple Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe should cling to your spoon, but not be as thick like maple syrup, unless of course you want it super thick. If so, just cook it down to get the desired thickness.
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
- Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk
- Rachael Ray Stoneware EVOO Oil Dispensing Bottle
- Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
- Stainless Steel 3 Quart Saucepan
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 5 Tablespoons Ketchup
- 1/2 cup Seasoned Rice Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce, Low Sodium
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
Instructions
- In a medium skillet on medium high heat, whisk ingredients together for approximaly 5 minutes. Turn heat to lowest setting and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
Notes
PIN this Simple Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce Recipe {Dipping & Baking}!
This sauce is so good. I’ve made it several times. I double the recipe now and keep it in the fridge so when I’m feeling lazy I can whip up an easy tofu-veggie lunch that isn’t boring. I was skeptical. I hate bottled sauce and even some restaurant sauces (I also lived in San Fran and take out here is just not the same. Too one note-sweet.) This is so much more complex. Just like I remember getting in the Bay Area. Its been years. Thank you so much! I’ve also subbed apple cider vinger in a pinch and it’s still delicious.
More of a question:
I leave 25 miles from a grocery store. Need some sweet and sour sauce. Your recipe is what I’m looking for but I have no rice vinegar. Is reg. White or apple vinegar a substitute possibility or not?
Tami, use apple cider vinegar. Jill
This was delicious. I can’t believe how easy it was. I made it less time than ordering take-out. All the commercial stuff is just sweet on sweet. I agree with Ramona, I’ll never buy bottled again. Thank you!
I was running out of the store stuff so I pulled out this pin. SO GOOD! Not going back to the store brand.
Awesome! JIll