Post #629969 by jokeiii on Sun, Mar 25, 2012 12:32 PM

Made these the other day (to go with spring rolls) and figured it'd be worth posting here.

Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce

1 cup ketchup (I like Heinz Organic best, Heinz regular is my 2nd favorite)
¼ cup light brown sugar
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
1 ounce pineapple juice (fresh if possible, from the carton if not...avoid the canned stuff at all costs)

Combine the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, and pineapple juice. Whisk to blend. In a small saucepan bring to a simmer, and gently cook down to the original consistency of the ketchup.

Sweet Chile Dipping Sauce

1 cup ketchup (I like Heinz Organic best, Heinz regular is my 2nd favorite)
¼ cup light brown sugar
½ cup rice wine vinegar
1 ounce pineapple juice (fresh if possible, from the carton if not...avoid the canned stuff at all costs)
Crushed red pepper flakes to taste (start easy and work you way up, it's easy to put in more, not so much to take it out)

Steep the crushed red pepper in half the vinegar. (You can do this a day or so ahead.)
Combine the ketchup, sugar, half the vinegar, and pineapple juice. Whisk to blend. In a small saucepan bring to a simmer, and gently cook down to 1 cup. Add chile-ed vinegar until you get the ratio of sweet:heat that you prefer.

There you go!

-J.

[ Edited by: jokeiii 2012-03-26 08:37 ]