Sweet and Sour Sauce

Name: Sweet and Sour Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon kuzu flour or arrowroot dissolved in a little cold water; 3 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 150 ml/5 fl oz/⅔ cup red wine vinegar; 150 ml/5 fl oz/⅔ cup water

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

There are many variations of this popular sauce, which may be completely liquid, or contain a mixture of julienne vegetables. Serve with any of the rice dishes, or as a dipping sauce with tempura.

Ingredients

150 ml/5 fl oz/⅔ cup water
150 ml

Sauce
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the first five ingredients together and heat until simmering. Then add the kuzu to thicken the sauce. Stir briskly to avoid lumps. The Chinese add food colouring as they like their sauce to be red.