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Chinese Restaurant-Style Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe

This is the recipe for sweet and sour sauce used in many Mom and Pop Chinese Restaurants. There are plenty of more complicated, more authentic and just plain better recipes out there, but try this just one time and I think you will find this simple one is the one you see and use most often.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Sauce
Keyword: Chinese Restaurant

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Water
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Vinegar

Instructions

  • Mix well.
  • Boil.
  • Mix together corn starch and cold water and add to the boiling mixture to thicken it to the consistancy you desire.
  • Add red or orange food coloring if you like.

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