Sweet And Sour Sauce For Gingerbread Recipes

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• Stir water, sugar, ketchup, pineapple, vinegar, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, steak sauce, and hot sauce together in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove 1/2 cup of the sauce to a small bowl; whisk cornstarch into the sauce in the bowl. Bring the sauce in the saucepan to a boil, stir the sauce with the cornstarch into the boiling sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before using.

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• Place the sugar, vinegar, water, soy sauce, ketchup and cornstarch in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Stir continuously until the mixture has thickened.

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• Mix the sugar, vinegar, maraschino cherry juice, and pineapple juice in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• Place the cornstarch in a small bowl, and stir the water into it to make a smooth paste. Stir the cornstarch paste into the juice mixture, and bring to a simmer. Stir constantly until the mixture thickens, about 1 minute.

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• Combine honey, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is heated through, about 5 minutes.

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• Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
• Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly.
• Pour over chicken, meatballs, smoked sausage, veggies, etc.

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• 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.

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• Microwave the lime in a small bowl and set aside until it is just cool enough to handle. In a small bowl, create a slurry by gradually whisking 2 tablespoons water into the cornstarch. Through the feed tube of a running blender add, 1 at a time, the vinegar, chile pepper, garlic, ginger, salt, black pepper, and sugar. Then squeeze the lime from the micro-waved lime through the feed tube into the mixture. Then, leaving the blender running, add the slurry to the sauce, and pour the olive oil in a slow thin stream.
• Heat the oil in the deep-fryer to 375 degrees F, or as directed by the manufacturer's instructions for similar foods.
• Season the flour with salt and pepper and dredge the chicken strips, allowing any excess flour to fall away. Deep-fry the chicken and drain on paper towels.
• Serve with sweet and sour sauce.

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• 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.

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• Combine all ingredients.
• If using as a sauce in a dish you are cooking, just stir and add to pan a few minutes before service.
• Then cook over med-high heat stirring constantly until sauce thickens and takes on a'glazed' appearance (1- 2 minutes).
• If using as a dipping sauce, combine ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until sauce boils.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Keep warm for dipping.

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• In a saucepan, combine the brown sugar, white sugar, water, cream of tarter and vinegar. Bring to a boil and cook to soft ball stage, 236 degrees F (113 degrees C).n
• In a large, deep mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.n
• Slowly pour the sugar mixture into the egg whites while beating constantly. Add vanilla and beat until thick and creamy.n

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• Preheat oven to 350°F (180 C).
• Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• Beat butter and sugar until creamy.
• Beat in molasses, lemon zest, then beat in eggs 1 at a time.
• Sift in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt, stirring until blended. Stir in sour cream, then boiling water.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 -45 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool cake for 20 minutes, before turning out on a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Then enjoy with some sweetened cream or a nice lemon sauce.

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• Use 1 Quart glass or enamel sauce pan.
• Combine pineapple, sugar green pepper, pimiento, garlic, vinegar, 1/4 cup water, the soy sauce, and Tabasco.
• Mix and heat slowly 5 minutes.
• Remove garlic.
• Stir cornstarch into 1/4 cup of water until smooth.
• Stir into hot mixture.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and clear, about 5 minutes' boiling.
• Makes 4 main-dish servings or 6 or more appetizer servings.
• Serve with fried Shrimp, or a dip for Chicken Fingers or strips.
• Add rice for a main meal.

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• Combine water and white sugar in saucepan, bring to a boil.
• Add ketchup, return to boil.
• Dissolve cornstarch in cold water.
• Add cornstarch mixture to boiling mixture slowly, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and continue stirring until thickened.
• note- this makes a fairly thick sauce.
• If you prefer a runnier consistency, use less cornstarch.