Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe

How to Prepare a Unique Version of Sweet & Sour Sauce

This is not your classic Asian sweet and sour sauce using soy sauce as a base. This version features demi glace as the base with sugar for sweetness and vinegar for the sour. It also calls for capers for a salty component.

Capers are the bud of bush indigenous to the Mediterranean. They add a briny and piquant dimension to food.

They’re a little salty so take this into account when seasoning. Nonpareil capers from southern France are considered the best.

Best Served With: Steaks - Veal Chops - Sweetbreads

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Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• ½ cup white wine
• 2 teaspoons shallots chopped
• 1 cup demi-glace
• 1 tablespoon seedless raisins
• 1½ teaspoons capers drained
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• In a small saucepan, whisk the sugar and vinegar together over medium high heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and cook until the sugar caramelizes, constantly stirring.
• Add the white wine and whisk vigorously for a few seconds.
• Add the shallots, bring to a boil and reduce by one third.
• Whisk in the demi-glace.
• Add the raisins and capers.
• Reduce until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately.