Best Sweet And Sour Sauce For Gingerbread Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Sweet and Sour Sauce image

Provided by Food Network

Time 10m

Yield about 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon peeled and grated fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup pineapple or orange juice
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch blended with 2 tablespoons cold water

Steps:

Heat a wok or saucepan over high heat and add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the ginger and garlic. Stir-fry just until fragrant, and then add the juice, vinegar, brown sugar and soy sauce. Bring to a boil and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the cornstarch and water mixture and cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Stir into any nearly completed stir-fry dish and bring to a boil until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute.

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread image

This is everyone's holiday favorite, even the busy cook's, because it is so easy to make.

Provided by Charles

Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

½ cup white sugar
½ cup butter
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.1 calories, Carbohydrate 65.3 g, Cholesterol 47.8 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 434.7 mg, Sugar 31.5 g

GINGER SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Ginger Sweet and Sour Sauce image

I usually use this as a dipping sauce when putting out dumplings. It also works nicely as a stir fry sauce. This sauce also works with sugar free preserves.

Provided by Lady Lisette

Categories Asian

Time 5m

Yield 2/3 cup, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup pineapple preserves
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne (optional)

Steps:

Warm the preserves in a small saucepan over med-low heat. When preserves have melted add rest of ingredients. Taste to make sure you have the right balance of sweet to sour, some preserves are sweeter than others. You may need to add just a dash more vinegar or a heaping spoonfull of preserves to balance the flavors.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75.5, Sodium 8.9, Carbohydrate 18.5, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 13, Protein 0.1