Wow! Sweet and Sour Sauce

This is a quick sweet-and-sour sauce you can serve over meat, vegetables, rice, pasta, or any combination thereof!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 274 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• ⅔ cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, undrained
• ½ tablespoon steak sauce
• ½ tablespoon cayenne pepper hot sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir water, sugar, ketchup, pineapple, vinegar, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, steak sauce, and hot sauce together in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove 1/2 cup of the sauce to a small bowl; whisk cornstarch into the sauce in the bowl. Bring the sauce in the saucepan to a boil, stir the sauce with the cornstarch into the boiling sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before using.