Getting saucy

This is a quick and easy recipe for Chinese-style sweet and sour sauce, that is traditionally poured over fried seafood, chicken or pork, but can also be used as a dipping sauce.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
• 1 green pepper, cut small
• 1 small can of chopped, drained pineapple
• Pineapple juice, drained from can
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons water

Method:

• Mix the pineapple juice, rice vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce and ketchup in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently
• Separately, blend the cornstarch in water and keep aside
• When sauce starts bubbling, lower the heat and slowly add the cornstarch paste, stirring continuously until the mixture has thickened
• Add the green pepper and the pineapple