EASY SWEET & SOUR SAUCE

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I love Chinese food and I've been searching for a good sweet and sour sauce recipe for years. This is the best I've ever had. I served it with wontons and eggrolls. It is also great drizzled over Chinese chicken salad. I got it from Fine Cooking magazine.

Provided by stephrutherford

Categories     Sauces

Time 9m

Yield 1/2 cup, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup rice vinegar, plus
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
7 garlic cloves, minced

Steps:

  • In a small, dry saucepan, toast the chili flakes over high heat until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add the salt, sugar, and rice vinegar; cook over medium-low heat until the salt and sugar are dissolved.
  • Stir in the garlic.
  • Remove the sauce from the heat and let cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 154.8, Fat 0.1, Sodium 292.1, Carbohydrate 39.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 37.8, Protein 0.4

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