Pineapple Sweet and Sour Sauce

I have tried a few different recipes for sweet and sour sauce from this site and from other cookbooks and none of them ever seemed to be quite right, so I experimented a few times and this is the one I liked the best. Now it's the only sauce I use for my sweet and sour pork or chicken.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 58 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or more to taste
• ⅔ cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 cups pineapple juice, divided
• ¾ cup ketchup, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons crushed pineapple, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk 1/4 cup pineapple juice and cornstarch together in a small bowl until smooth.

Step 2

Combine cornstarch mixture, remaining 1 3/4 cup pineapple juice, sugar, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, crushed pineapple, and garlic powder in a large pot over high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce comes to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and continue to simmer until sauce is clear and reaches desired consistency, 15 to 25 minutes.