Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce (Healthy)
This sweet and sour sauce recipe helps you create a a Chinese carry-out favorite, with a healthy twist. It has no refined sugar, but it tastes just like the real thing! Plus, it's dairy fre and gluten freee, with no MSG or artificial colors.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup chili sauce or Asian red sauce of choice (check ingredients for hidden sugars)
- 2 Tablespoons tamari sauce (or coconut aminos)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 4 teaspoons rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons arrowroot starch or cornstarch, combined with equal amount of cold water
Instructions
- 1
Add the pineapple juice, chili sauce, tamari (or coconut aminos), honey, and rice vinegar to a saucepan on medium heat.
- 2
Stir to combine and continue cooking (on medium high) until the mixture comes to a boil.
- 3
Mix the water and arrowroot together in a small bowl, then add it to the saucepan. Note – Be sure to thorough mix the slurry (arrowroot or cornstarch with water) so that the sauce does not get clumpy when mixed.
- 4
Whisk well until the starch is fully mixed in and the sauce begins to thickened. Just a few minutes.
- 5
Remove from heat to cool before serving.