Name: Sweet and Sour Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: granulated sugar; ketchup; soy sauce (regular); rice wine vinegar; water; cornstarch

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10 minutes

2 servings

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dairy-free

gluten-free

(?)

Has gluten from:

soy sauce (regular)

kid friendly

has meat

has pasta

has seafood

mediterranean

vegan

vegetarian

pescatarian

paleo

(?)

Not paleo due to:

granulated sugar
ketchup
cornstarch

This recipe has no customizations.

Bon Appétit

This recipe fits right into a balanced diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 0.0% of RDA
• Calories: 1.8% of RDA
• Carbs: 3.1% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 0.0% of RDA
• Fiber: 0.3% of RDA
• Fructose: 2.4% of RDA
• Protein: 0.5% of RDA
• Sodium: 24.4% of RDA
• Sugar: 19.4% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 1.7% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 1.1% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 0.5% of RDA
• Iron: 0.0% of RDA
• Magnesium: 0.8% of RDA
• Manganese: 0.6% of RDA
• Niacin: 1.7% of RDA
• Potassium: 1.0% of RDA
• Zinc: 0.2% of RDA

If all nutritional components are less than 50% of RDA (and all vitamins and minerals are less than 400% of RDA) the recipe gets a “Bon Appétit” rating.

MACROS

Carbohydrate

8.61

Calories

35.4

Fiber

0.093

Iron

Protein

0.567

Sodium

329

Sugars

6.07

Fat (total lipid)

0.016

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

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tbsp

granulated sugar

tbsp

ketchup

1/2

tbsp

soy sauce (regular)

low-sodium soy sauce in Wide rice noodles with beef marinated in low-sodium soy sauce.

1 1/2

tbsp

rice wine vinegar

1/4

cups

water

1/2

tbsp

cornstarch

mixed with 1 tbsp water.

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PREPARATION

In a small sauce pan, over medium heat, whisk together the sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and water.

Bring to a gently simmer and then whisk in the corn starch mixed with 1 tbsp water.

The sauce will thicken slightly. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed.

"PAIRS WITH" RECIPES:

Sweet and Sour Crispy Chicken Strips

NOTES, TIPS, TRICKS, HINTS, ETC:

If you'd like this sauce to have a spicy component, add red chili flakes or a finely diced red Thai chili pepper.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Gluten Free!

A partially gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made to reduce the amount of gluten. Just make the following substutions: gluten-free soy sauce for soy sauce (regular) and coconut aminos for soy sauce (regular).

Make it Wheat Free!

A partially wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made to reduce the amount of wheat. Just make the following substutions: gluten-free soy sauce for soy sauce (regular) and coconut aminos for soy sauce (regular).

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 35.4

Protein 0.57 g

Carbohydrates 8.61 g

Iron 0 mg

Fiber 0.09 g

Calcium 0 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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