This sweet & sour sauce uses palm sugar and unsweetened pineapple juice for a more natural, lower-glycemic treat. Make with homemade ketchup to avoid all HFCS and refined sugar.
Serve over sweet & sour breaded chicken or pork, if you wish! Or maybe with meatballs 🙂
Healthier Sweet & Sour Sauce
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| Serves | 6-8 |
| Prep time | 5 minutes |
| Cook time | 5 minutes |
| Total time | 10 minutes |
| Allergy | Soy |
| Meal type | Condiment, Main Dish |
| Misc | Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
This sweet & sour sauce uses palm sugar and unsweetened pineapple juice for a more natural, lower-glycemic treat. Make with homemade ketchup to avoid all HFCS and refined sugar.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 1/3 cup White Vinegar
- 16oz Canned, Unsweetened Pineapple Juice (Pineapple chunks reserved)
- 1 1/2 cup Palm or Coconut Sugar (White sugar may be substituted)
- 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
Directions
| Step 1. | In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, and palm sugar. Whisk together until smooth, and bring to a boil for 2 minutes. |
| Step 2. | Pour the juice from the canned pineapple into a measuring cup, and top with water to reach 3/4 of a cup of liquid. Mix the cornstarch into the pineapple juice and water, blending until smooth. |
| Step 3. | Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan to thicken, and simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens and no longer tastes chalky from the addition of the starch. |
| Step 4. | Add the chunks of pineapple to the sauce if desired. Serve over Sweet & Sour breaded chicken or pork, or with meatballs. |
