The best sweet and sour sauce to buy is Kraft Sweet and Sour Sauce.
La Choy Sweet and Sour Sauce is also good.
Sweet and sour is a generic term that encompasses many styles of sauce, cuisine and cooking methods.
It is commonly used in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been used in England since the Middle Ages.
Sweet and sour remains popular in Europe and the Americas.
Sweet and Sour Sauce is as easy as bringing a few ingredients including pineapple juice, brown sugar, and soy sauce to a boil before adding a cornstarch slurry to the mixture to thicken it.
The classic red color from sweet and sour sauce comes from red food coloring (which is completely optional).
YOu can easily make sweet and sour sauce at home.
In a medium saucepan, combine pineapple juice, rice vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Stir in cornstarch slurry and cook until thickened, about 1 to 2 minutes.
How to thicken sweet and sour sauce.
In a separate cup, whisk 3/4 cup cold water (or pineapple juice) with 4 Tbsp cornstarch until well blended. Whisk vigorously into the ketchup mixture.
Bring to a boil while whisking until bubbly, then reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, remove from heat.
Keep in mind, the sauce will get thicker when cooled.
How To Use Sweet and Sour Sauce
Use the sweet and sour sauce as a dip for dumplings, egg rolls, wontons, and potstickers.
Omit the cornstarch and use it as a marinade for chicken or pork.
Serve the sauce with chicken fingers or nuggets, savory fritters, or fried shrimp.
Brush it over skewered shrimp, meat, or poultry.