Sweet Sour Sauce

ngredients:

4 1/2 TB rice vinegar
1 1/2 TB black rice vinegar
3/4 cup water
3 TB tomato paste
4 1/2 TB brown sugar
3/8 tsp chile sauce, or to taste
1 1/2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 6 teaspoons water

Preparation:

Bring all the ingredients except the cornstarch slurry to a boil.

Give the cornstarch/water slurry a quick restir and add, stirring quickly to thicken.

Use with chicken, pork or spareribs. To thicken the sweet sour sauce for use as a dipping sauce, increase the amount of cornstarch to 3 teaspoons. Yields 1 1/4 cups.
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