Dear Lad hello I know this is 3 yrs old but I have always wanted to know how the Chinese restaurants made this lovely, tasty red sauce for dipping. And now after and at the age of 98 I have learned how to make 2 of my favorite sauces. A little while ago you taught us how to make Chinese hot mustard. Thst was my beloved husband's favorite sauce. He has been dead since 1942. He was killed in Action in WW2. He loved hot mustard. But at this time in my life and at my age there is always still time to learn new things. My mind is not so good anymore but I love these recipes and I am greatful you have taught me how to make my 2 favorite sauces. God Bless you Lad. Hurry Back!!!👵🙏

@rigocarlos2397

Жыл бұрын

Miss Ann-Margret I just want to thank your husband for his service they sure don't make them like your husband anymore. I just want to say happy birthday even though I don't know when your birthday is I'm nobody just a man who appreciate what others do and your husband did do a lot for others Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

@rigocarlos2397

Жыл бұрын

Just another lone wolf in the night here may God guide us to a better Road

@noneyabusinessbiihh3462

Жыл бұрын

I know you wrote this a year ago, but I hope all is well with you!

@jody5464

Жыл бұрын

Hi AnnMargaret did you try this recipe ?

@triw117

Жыл бұрын

I’ve never wanted to know more about a person from a solitary comment. The things you must have seen happen in the world in your lifetime. I think a lot of people would love to hear your story.

I can not explain my love for sweet n sour sauce

@anotherbobaenthusiast7343

4 жыл бұрын

@Mr.mixes piglets doesnt matter n or and. It can work both ways. We're not in english class

@trashman5177

4 жыл бұрын

me too I'm love

@anotherbobaenthusiast7343

4 жыл бұрын

@The only China I like is white oh shut it

@addisonmaee

4 жыл бұрын

I M B A B Y me either I eat it just with nothing it’s amazing

@psikogeek

4 жыл бұрын

Its the sugar, B A B Y.

Finally, a sweet and sour sauce recipe without ketchup! Love it!

@bobbygetsbanned6049

Жыл бұрын

This is the first recipe I have seen, I can't believe people add ketchup to sweet and sour sauce lmao.

@EjDantes

3 ай бұрын

@@bobbygetsbanned6049 That's how it's made all over asia, that's why it's RED. lol, peasent farmers arent using artificial colouring.

@bobbygetsbanned6049

3 ай бұрын

@@EjDantes Sweet and sour sauce is older than tomato ketchup so that's not a traditional way of making it, and I have never had it made that way and hopefully never will.

@morrismonet3554

3 ай бұрын

People use ketchup because they still believe the myth that red food coloring is dangerous.

@jancarlosmanon4556

2 ай бұрын

@@morrismonet3554 because it is

I just tried out this recipe and you are spot on. Now I don't have to beg my Chinese restaurateur for extra sweet and sour sauce. Of course being a diabetic I used Splenda instead of sugar, but it came out very nice. Thanks for sharing.

@actiongamemaster8082

Жыл бұрын

that's what i would try.

@youdontsay3379

10 ай бұрын

Been looking for a comment like this. I will be making my next batch with sweet and low

@WiPri0371

Ай бұрын

Did you use a 1/1 ratio of Splenda vs sugar? I have Splenda here in a big bag for baking. Rather use it than sugar.

@sydneychapman73

Ай бұрын

Check out a product called Swerve. Its a sugar alternative that has NO flavor or aftertaste. My father is diabetic and I found it for him. It is available in granular or powdered forms. Hope that helps!!!

A simple syrup with corn starch, vinegar and food coloring. Genius! I’ve been looking for a restaurant style sweet-and-sour sauce for years. Ketchup does NOT work. This is perfect. Thank you so much!

I worked in a chinese restaurant for four years in one place and 1 year in another. Never once did we use ketchup. This is basically what we did (on a much larger scale of course) only we added plum discs which deepened it a little for colour.

@kimtee8961

5 жыл бұрын

What are plum discs? Little tablets of plum colour.

@MrGlenn253

5 жыл бұрын

@@kimtee8961 yes exactly, I ate one once on its own and was fairly horrible.

@keshareyes5978

4 жыл бұрын

Is this the sauce Chinese ppl put in fries in restaurant

@PJSPP

3 жыл бұрын

@Glenn Hanlon you do realize different restaurants use different recipes right? I've worked at 4 different chinese restaurants through high school and college. 3 of them used both Pineapple juice and Ketchup. Most chinese restaurants do their best to keep their sauce recipes secret as thats what usually differentiates them from the competition.

@MrGlenn253

3 жыл бұрын

@@PJSPP Yes I do realise this and I did a year ago aswell.

Y’all. This is the one. This is literally it. Thank you.

Can’t thank you enough for sharing this recipe! The whole family loved it! Thank you so much 😊

I had just cooked some white rice with carrot, sweet peas, and pork. and then made this sauce and poured over it and it tastes just like the sweet and sour pork I get from the local chinese restaurant! thanks for posting this it's so easy to make and tastes awesome!

Oh my goodness..... I had no idea that sweet and sour sauce was made with red food coloring 😂😂😂😂 thanks so much. Looks so delicious

I have been searching for a recipe for this for literally YEARS !!! Thank you so much !!!

I love this recipe, I can't get enough of it.

Just made this recipe for dinner, and we all loved it. Thank you so much for sharing.

THANK YOU! I've been trying to find a recipe for this. Like you said at the end I've tried other types of recipes calling for ketchup, pineapple juice, fruit preserves, this and that, and none came close to classic restaurant style S&S sauce. This is it! Again, thank you!

Good & easy AF recipe. Thanks! I've just tested it without adding artificial colour, and with brown sugar instead of white, and it turned out beautiful brown. The only thing, I've found it just sweet and not really sour, so I've added 1/2 a lemon juice, that totally elevated the flavour :) Again - thanks!

@carolbonnell6675

2 жыл бұрын

I will try it your way.

@religionisapoison2413

2 жыл бұрын

Add rice vinegar

@TheMischiefmanaged

Жыл бұрын

its not supposed to be sour just sweet like the restaurant and brown sigar changes the flavor just try it like he said its the restaurant style. no sweet and sour is actually sour you just totally changed the recipe like everyone else does. This man finally did it right.

@Demonsta

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheMischiefmanagedsweet and sour should be tangy, this recipe just tastes like sugar. It's nothing like sweet and sour here.

@bobbygetsbanned6049

Жыл бұрын

@@Demonsta If you want more tang add more vinegar to taste but don't add lemon, there's not supposed to be any lemon in sweet and sour sauce.

Just made sweet and sour chicken + fried rice using this recipe for the sweet and sour sauce. It was delicious, thank you so much!!!

You have no idea how many thumbs up I wish I could give you, I watch your video every time I make this! Favorite and comes out perfect every time!

Perfect authentic restaurant style sweet and sour sauce. Cheap and easy to boot! Thank you so much.

I watch a lot of food videos on KZread and im really surprised I've never seen any of your content before, but its really high quality from what I've seen. I appreciate it, keep it up! Youve earned yourself another subscriber

Thank you so much for this straightforward recipe. I just made it and cannot believe how easy and spot-on it was. Mind blown!

Made this tonight and it was amazing I didn't add the coloring just left it natural thank you so much for the great recipe

Thank you so much! I've always wanted this recipe.

Thank you so much! I have a tomato sensitivity, I’m so grateful to find an authentic, simple yet tasty recipe or sweet and sour sauce!

I keep coming back to this video. Even over the Art Of Cooking channel. This taste soooooo good. TOTALLY an underrated video!

glad you're posting recipes again !

I just made it and I love it. Thanks for sharing

This recipe is amazing! My husband, my mother and I all loved it! 💕 thank you so much for posting

Finally a recipe without ketchup and fruit juices!! This was very good the best just like take out! Thank you so much!

HAAAAANK, HAAAAAAANK, GET THE SWEET & SAUCE HAAAAAAAAAANK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@d1kgaws12

3 жыл бұрын

The first one of these "HAAAAANK GET THE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE" I saw in the top comments.

Oh Boy, I love the way you teach things, the attention you give to some details that some newbies might have... (Like me) And there's always an alternative to the ingredients/techniques you're teaching, cuz you're humble enough to respect other ppl tastes and preferences. You're the best in a lot of different ways! Ty for uploading these awesome videos ♡

@alantaylor8520

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, so easy to make with your video & can be adapted to taste.

I Love this guy, straight to the point!

I watched a bunch of other recipes and they all had so many steps and ingredients. I was about to do one of them but I am so glad I found this one because it was so easy and it tasted really good with my crab rangoons ! Thank you !!!

Great!! I always wanted to make my own! This looks really good and easy.

Omg. Just made this. Thank you thank you. Tasts just like it should:) it made my family and myself very happy 😊

Fantastic recipe & spot on, well done. For those that are interested in my making this more Keto or Low Carb Friendly, you can substitute the sugar for 1/4 cup monk fruit sweetner & 1/4 cup bochasweet, you can also substitute the corn starch for 1/4 teaspoon of Xanthan Gum, Xanthan is a little trickier to use over corn starch as the liquid need to be whisked & the gum needs to be sprinkled in while constantly whisking until fully blended. Thanks again for the wonderful content!

You're AWESOME thanks for sharing the recipe!

This sauce is delicious! Thank you!

I just made this sauce, followed your exact directions, and let me tell ya, damn this is good! Thx so much for posting!

@Divinely_Delicious

4 жыл бұрын

Jess N it taste just like the sweet and sour sauce ?? ...Because my son loves this sauce and I really want to know

@jessn7034

4 жыл бұрын

@@Divinely_Delicious yes girl! The exact same! Follow his exact recipe! My kids were skeptical but when they tried it they couldn't get enough.

Glad you are back! Nice easy, and none of the nasty preservatives, and as some commenters have state, really easy to modify. Thanks!

This is perfect! It worked great and tastes great! Thank you!

So happy to see you posting again! You’re so talented.

I made this and it turned out amazing! 👍🏻Would recommend. ❤️

Nailed It! I have been looking for this recipe for ever, now my life is complete thank you.

Popping in 3 years later to say thanks for this! As close to restaurant style as you can get and was so easy and delicious!

Thanks Crouton because I ordered some egg rolls and I love their sweet and sour sauce! now I know how to make my own.

Omg finally taaank you nobody wanted to let go of this recipe ;) LOOOVE YOUUUU!!! :)

@blackdragon6

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because they didn't want People to know that it's basically just sugar water with starch, vinegar and food coloring lol 😆

@bonitacasique5165

3 жыл бұрын

Blackdragon6 really?

@blackdragon6

3 жыл бұрын

@@bonitacasique5165 that's what I suspect 😆

Made this for part of our dinner tonight, perfect! Thank you!

THANK YOU!! I have asked restaurants, well, just one, what they used but didn't get an answer. NOW I have the answer and VERY grateful! WooooHoooo!!!

This is looks like sooo delicious i love itt😍😍😍😍

This is delicious, followed the recipe exactly and it’s amazing

This is the recipe I have been looking for TY , this is great !

I made the sauce last night I absolutely love it thank you so much!!!!

HAAAANNNNK HAAAANNNNNKKK GET THE SWEET AND SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

@mlgify670

3 жыл бұрын

NOT BBQ

I just made this sauce for my chicken and I must say it is amazing 💯

This sauce was perfect! Thank you so much!

I’ve made this several times. Absolutely delicious…

This is for the win! My daughter thought I got it from the store. Super easy and fast. Great video!

Tried this yesterday and it was sooooo delicious!! Thankyou 😋😋🙌🏻

Just tried it. Love it!!!!

I love the fact it's simple with very few ingredients. Definitely going to give this a try and I'll let you know how I got on.

This recipe is absolutely smack on target. It IS the red sauce I remember from my childhood and student years. I made it last night and served it with battered pork balls. It was tangy and sweet, complementing the battered pork perfectly. Thank you for this recipe. I will be making it again!

@charlie8436

6 ай бұрын

Poor pig, with "battered" balls 😂😂

I am old enough to recall when you used to get pineapple, carrot slices, pickles, and an occasional green pepper chunk in the take away container with this sauce. Standard items for S&S Chicken but bonus for when it was given as a dip for Rangoons. Additions I might add when using this recipe on my own. Fantastic to see a video from you. Love your teaching style!

@krazykristen504

Жыл бұрын

The Chinese restraunt by my house still does that with their sweet and sour dishes. I love the green pepper and pineapple chunks

@halicarnassus8235

7 ай бұрын

It has Nothing to do with your age, it depends on the particular American Chinese food restaurant to go to.

Thankyou! I've been looking for this for years!

I appreciate this recipe. Thank you!

Omg just made this it literally takes 5 minutes. I added chilli flakes in mine. Can’t wait to try with fried food tonight. Have a empty glass jar handy and you can store it in the fridge to cool plus keeps the sticky residue away from cupboards. I’m also making the chicken pot pie from your recipes.

Great recipe had to add extra vinegar to really give it the taste I was looking for though. I added 4 tsp of white vinegar and 4 tsp of red wine vinegar and it ended up perfect! Thanks for posting this video helped so much and I hope it helped out others as well!

@gkkakuma

2 жыл бұрын

Silly white people putting red wine vinegar into chinese food and saying it tasted good lmao

Perfecto!! Thank u for this recipe I will try this later this week!!

Thank*you, so much for this recipe. I truly can't believe how easy it is to make. It's so GOOD!

I just found your recipe for crab rangoons from 6 years ago. I can't wait to make both. Thanks.

Top comments: normal Newest comments: HAAAAAANK GET THE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Thank you! Best of many recipes I tried out.

Thanks for this one, I will try it. I already gave the recipe a thumbs up however, because I like to live dangerously!

HANK get the sweet and sour sauce HANK!!

This is The “Best Recipe “ ever for this sauce!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!! I no longer buy I watch your video a zillion times it’s the perfect recipe!

Ty for this recipe! It’s exactly what I was searching for!!!❤😊

Yes please and thank you👍

HAAAAAAANK GET THE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANK

I've missed you and your videos!!! They are just so amazing and actually work!! Keep on doing what you are doing.

I didn't have to order any food coloring. Had some in my cabinet. So I used that. Sauce came out delish. Made just enough. Thank you sir

So it's really basically sugar water lol I'm gonna give it a try though, planning on cooking some asian food for new years eve

@croutoncrackerjacks

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty much sugar water indeed. Restaurants have a very narrow profit margin so keeping food costs down is a top priority. And considering Americans go through sweet and sour sauce like ketchup, they need to make it cheap. There is no room for special or expensive ingredients. The fewer and cheaper the better.

@neilgottron679

5 жыл бұрын

forgot the vinegar

@tonieshacooper9623

5 жыл бұрын

He clear as day put white vinegar in there

@aaliyahfeacher5427

4 жыл бұрын

Toniesha Cooper I’m pretty sure they are aware of that...But the main ingredients are sugar and water which is what gives the sauce it’s texture

@LGAussie

4 жыл бұрын

Just use apricot sauce Apple sauce Apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar, or lime juice, soy sauce, and seracha sauce for heat!! Yum!! No added sugar! And the secret ingredient, a touch of Maggie seasoning. All the Chinese restaurants use it. It’s American. Just make apricot and Apple sauce the main ingredients and add the rest as u like. Taste test as you go. Let me know how it worked out. 🌼🌝😊

Hello, I made your sweet and sour sauce tonight for my home made chicken nuggets and we Loved it! No more chinese take out for us lol it was Delicious! Thank You so much for sharing it. 100 Thumbs up for you and your recipy :)

I made this and it was great...my daughter had no idea it was from scratch and not from a Chinese place! Awesome and thanks for sharing!

Thank you for this recipe! Saved my day!

I'm not skeptical haha - this is just how my mom made it too, thank you!

My favorite Chinese restaurant used to serve "cold sauce" which was this mixed with applesauce and chilled. It was SO good on egg rolls! I think it's because of the mixture of cabbage and apple. Try it asap!

Simple and Easy to make it! Thank you. ❤

Thank you so much. I tried other recipes but not so easy and yours was the one I was looking for! Ty

I've just made this and it tastes EXACTLY like the restaurant version! Thank you!

My kids and I absolutely love your channel! Thanks for sharing!

@croutoncrackerjacks

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

Delicious and easy! Thank you!

I'm so excited to try this!!!

I just made some like 5 minutes ago and it's so good, thank you so much 😭

@Booty_bones

3 жыл бұрын

bruh I came back to learn how to make this again and I see this comment 😩🤚🏽

H A N K

I tried this recipe today and it is delicious; I will never buy store sweet & sour sauce ever again, Thanks for sharing.

Ooohhhhhh yea can't wait to try this one!!!!!!! Thanks Crouton!

please help me a clown has been harassing me about this for 2 weeks now and all i want is some BBQ sauce but if i get it he'll kill me

@tiky5051

3 жыл бұрын

*heavy breathing* swt an sowur suauace🤡

Super Easy!! a super easy BrownSauce is equal parts Soy Sauce, Sugar (brown sugar works better) and Mirin the rice cooking wine, bring to a boil and slow simmer until thickened, multipurpose just like the Red Sauce. Good Eatin'!!!

@aaliyahrammstein6674

5 жыл бұрын

Ooooohhh!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 This sounds VERY INTERESTING!!.... What do you eat/pair with this sauce?

@Canadaheather

5 жыл бұрын

What do you use the sauce for?

@hultonclint

3 жыл бұрын

The Chinese way to make it is mix dark and light soy sauce, sugar, shaoxing wine (Chinese yellow wine), water, and chicken stock or msg. Pour that onto your stir fried contents in a wok/etc. and simmer it, thus braising. Near the end, add a little slurry of starch and water to thicken the sauce. That’s called making “Hong shao” or “red/brown braised” dish, and it what they mean when they say a dish is “in brown sauce”.

Thank you!! So delicious!

Mine turned out fab. This is the real deal. Thanks

Thank you for this recipe! I tried it, but added one tbsp of ketchup and tomato paste each. Sacrilegious, I know, but it tasted awesome! So good that when I walked back in the kitchen I found my dad was emptying the bowl with a spoon XD

@hultonclint

3 жыл бұрын

That’s not sacrilegious, that’s actual Chinese sauce. This is the sauce from American junk food restaurants etc.