Sweet and Sour Sauce
Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups 360ml water
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 1 small finely minced garlic clove
- 3 ½ tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onion
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped carrot
- 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped mini sweet or red bell pepper
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring the following to a boil: the water, onion, garlic, sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, salt, and white pepper. Adjust the heat to simmer for 5 minutes. Give the cornstarch slurry a stir then stir the pot while adding the cornstarch.
- When thickened, take off heat and stir the green onion, carrot, and sweet pepper. Let cool for 10 minutes, uncovered, then taste and adjust the sweet, sour and salty with sugar, vinegar or salt. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
