Sweet and sour is a very popular sauce in Chinese cuisine, with many different ways to make it. This recipe is the style that would be found in a Chinese (Cantonese) restaurant, with a red ketchup base. You can use it for stir-fry pork, chicken, or vegetables. You can enjoy this sauce as a dipping sauce for egg rolls or fried shrimp. With this recipe there's no reason to store sweet and sour packets anymore, you can simply make your own at home.

This sweet and sour sauce isn't just for Chinese food. It goes great with things like chicken nuggets as a dip, glazed on chicken wings, and spread on hamburgers. If you love sweet and sour sauce, you can add it to anything you want.

In addition to this typical red sauce, see a variation that adds orange juice and fresh ginger for a bright flavor with an extra kick.