Sweet and sour dip

 
                             SWEET AND SOUR DIP
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Chinese                          Appetizers
                 Ceideburg 2
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      1/2   c            Brown sugar
    1       t            Salt
      1/2   c            Vinegar
    1 1/2   tb           Cornstarch
    4       ts           Catsup
      3/4   c            Pineapple juice
    1       c            Crushed pineapple
                         A few drops red food
                         -coloring
 
   COOKING:
   
   Mix cornstarch and pineapple juice in a sauce pan.  Add remaining
   ingredients.  Stir over medium-high heat until sauce thickens.  Add
   more liquid if sauce needs thinning or more cornstarch if you want it
   thicker. You can use additional juice or vinegar depending on how
   sour you want the sauce.
   
   DO-AHEAD NOTES:
   
   Make sauce, cool, place in glass jar, freeze.  To reheat, thaw and
   reheat in small sauce pan.
   
   From "The Chinese Village Cookbook." A practical guide to Cantonese
   country cooking.  Rhoda Yee, Yerba Buena Press, San Francisco.  1975.
   
   Posted by Stephen Ceideburg; February 27 1991.
  
 
 
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