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Home » 5-ingredients Healthy Sweet and Sour Sauce

5-ingredients Healthy Sweet and Sour Sauce

January 5, 2022 by Jomelyn 6 Comments

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Make your own healthy sweet and sour sauce in 5 minutes with only 5 ingredients. It has a perfect balance of sweetness and sour flavor. You can use this as a dipping sauce or adding it to may of your favorite Asian recipes and is one of the most versatile condiments not only in Chinese Cuisine but also around the world.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Honey – It gives you the sweet flavor. I prefer honey to sweeten the sauce and for health benefits. Feel free to use brown or white sugar with equal measurement or more if you prefer a sweeter version.

Vinegar – It gives a sour flavor. I prefer the taste of this sauce with regular white vinegar, but apple cider vinegar or pineapple, or orange juice will also work if that’s what you have on hand.

Ketchup – Adds bright red color and the extra punch of sweet and sour flavor. Tomato sauce or tomato paste is a great substitute. Use the same amount if you use tomato sauce. For tomato paste, just use a teaspoon.

Tapioca Powder – To thicken the sauce. You can also use an equal amount of cornstarch.

Tamari Sauce – Tamari is a healthy alternative. We need tamari or use soy sauce to season this condiment. You can also use a pinch of salt as a substitution.

How to make it?

Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan, stir until everything is mixed together and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and use immediately or let it cool down and transfer into an air-tight container.

One of my favorite ways to use this is a dipping sauce for lumpia. Also, I love to pour this sauce into fried fish, chicken, or shrimp.

Make ahead and storage

You can make this anytime in advance and store it in a mason jar or air-tight container for 2-3 weeks in the refrigerator.

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5-ingredients Healthy Sweet and Sour Sauce

Jomelyn Mauermann
Make your own healthy sweet and sour sauce in 5 minutes with just 5 ingredients. It has a perfect balance of sweetness and sour flavor. You can use this as a dipping sauce or adding it to may of your favorite Asian recipes
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 2 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Course condiments, sauce
Cuisine Asian, Chinese
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon tapioca powder
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon tamari sauce
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup

Instructions
 

  • In a medium size saucepan, combine vinegar, water, tapioca powder, tamari sauce, ketchup and honey. Use spatula or whisk and mix well to combine.
  • Bring the sauce to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat to use immidiately or cool it down completely before storing in the fridge.

Notes

Cook’s Tip
To make this sauce hot and spicy, sprinkle some cayenne powder, chili powder, or Korean chili flakes.
Watch my youtube video
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Comments

  1. Nora

    January 28, 2022 at 12:47 am

    5 stars
    Perfect for lumpia and everything else. I am making this soon. Thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Jomelyn

      February 22, 2022 at 4:53 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  2. Clara

    August 28, 2022 at 7:09 pm

    5 stars
    This sweet and sour sauce is a bomb!!!

    Reply
  3. Mateo

    September 11, 2022 at 2:59 am

    5 stars
    So good and easy to make. Thanks for sharing this.

    Reply
  4. Gabby

    September 25, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    5 stars
    Yum yum yum! Easy to make sweet and sour sauce.

    Reply
  5. Justin

    January 14, 2023 at 6:13 pm

    5 stars
    One of the best healthy sweet and sour sauce. Thanks to your recipe, I make my own sauce instead of the store brought.

    Reply

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