Sweet and Sour Sauce
3/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup white vinegar
2/3 cup water
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon ketchup
2 tablespoons cornstarch
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.
Substitutions:
Brown sugar for white sugar
BBQ sauce instead of ketchup
More ketchup
A roux instead of corn starch: 2 tablespoons flour and 2 tablespoons oil
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