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Low Sodium Sweet and Sour Sauce

AuthorKelly Jensen
This low sodium sweet and sour sauce recipe is bright, sweet, and fantastic over rice, vegetables, or chicken!  Made with a few simple pantry staple ingredients, and ready in 10 minutes. This sauce gets it's classic sweetness from pineapple juice, and the bright color from paprika and chili flakes. It's fantastic tossed with your favorite protein and is an easy weeknight sauce for your entrees.
5 from 7 votes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course dip, Sauce
Cuisine American, asian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 106 kcal

Equipment

  • sauce pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pineapple juice I used the juice from a 16-ounce can of pineapple
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • cup rice vinegar unseasoned
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon chili flakes
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium liquid aminos low sodium soy sauce/tamari
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch mixed with 3 tablespoons of cold water must be cold for the corn starch to dissolve

Instructions
 

  • In a sauce pan, add the pineapple juice and brown sugar, and whisk together over low heat.
  • Add the rice vinegar, paprika, chili flakes, ground ginger, and liquid aminos and bring to a boil.  Once boiling, reduce heat to a low. In a separate bowl, mix the cornstarch and cold water until corn starch dissolves. Pour the corn starch into the pineapple juice mixture and mix well to combine.
  • Allow sauce to cook over low heat for 5 minutes until thickened. Toss with steamed vegetables, jasmine rice, or crispy baked chicken and enjoy!

Video

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Nutrition

Calories: 106kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 169mgPotassium: 83mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 77IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.3mg

*Please note, all nutrition content is estimated based on the ingredients we used, it may vary based on your ingredients. Always check your nutrition labels to verify sodium amounts.

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