Sweet and Sour sauce
Mix in a pan and bring to a boil:
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup vinegar
1 tsp salt
4 Tbsp. catsup
¾ cup pineapple juice (the juice from the can of pineapple
you will use in the stir fry recipe)
When boiling, add a little of the following solution until you get the
right amount of thickness. Depending on how thick you like it,
you should add more or less of the cornstarch solution.
2-4 tsp cornstarch, dissolved in a little water.
When you add the vegetables and/or meat to the recipe,
the sauce will get thinner from the juices.
Plum Sauce
1 cup fresh plums, finely chopped
¼ cup dried apricots (soaked in water for 1 hour and then finely chopped)
1/8 tsp. Cayenne pepper
1 tsp. Salt
1-2 Tbsp water
Boil for 15 minutes, but watch for burning. Add water if necessary.
Stir in:
½ cup sugar
½ cup vinegar
Simmer 20-30 minutes.
Honey-hoisin sauce
2 tsp. Honey
1 Tbsp. Hoisin sauce
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. chicken stock or water
1 Tbsp. rice wine
2 tsp. sesame oil
Heat everything in a pan and stir. Great on green beans.