Ingredients :
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 4 tbsp. sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tsp. soy sauce
- 4 tbsp. vinegar
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 4 tbsp. tomato sauce or ketchup
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch dispersed in
- 1 tbsp. cold water
- 1 tbsp. oil
Cooking Procedures :
- In a saucepan, combine all ingredients except cornstarch solution and oil. Â Bring to a boil.
- Stir in cornstarch. Â Cook until mixture becomes thick and transparent, about 3-5 minutes.
- Stir in oil to give it shine. Â Remove from heat.
- Pour sauce over any fried dishes like Sweet and Sour Pork and Fish Escabeche.  It may also use as dipping sauce for Lumpiang Shanghai.
Microwaved Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Do not microwave in anything metallic.
- In a 2-cup glass or ceramic bowl, combine all the ingredients above except oil. Â Stir until well blended.
- Microwave, uncovered, for 2 minutes at HIGH (for 700-watt oven). Â If you’re using a 1000-watt oven, cook at P-70 (power level 70 only). Â Remove from oven, stir or whisk to mix well. Â Correct the seasoning.
- Return to microwave oven and cook 30 seconds more, if there are still white streaks of uncooked cornstarch slurry. Â The sauce should be thick and clear brown throughout. Â (Remember that it will thicken some more as it gets cold).
- Stir in oil to give it shine.  Pour sweet and sour sauce over prepared dishes such as Sweet and Sour Pork, Fish Escabeche or as dipping sauce for Lumpiang Shanghai.





