This homemade sweet and sour sauce is really easy to make and is ready in 10 minutes. It tastes better than store bought and is also healthier. Vegan and gluten-free recipe!
Sweet and Sour Sauce
This sweet and sour sauce is vegan, gluten-free and is ready in only 10 minutes. It's a healthier version and tastes amazing.
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Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ketchup or tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 4 tablespoon agave syrup
- ⅓ cup water
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Mix ketchup or tomato sauce, tamari or soy sauce, rice vinegar and agave syrup in a bowl.
- Dissolve the cornstarch in the water. Mix all the ingredients.
- Cook the mixture in a saucepan over high heat until it just begins to boil, reduce heat to medium-low and cook until it thickens. Stir occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let the sauce cool.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.03mg
Peachy says
Hi,
Can I use maple syrup instead of agave? Thank you!
Iosune Robles says
Hi! Feel free to use maple syrup 🙂
Federico says
Yes. It's an awesome recipe. However, I modified it a little bit. Instead of ketchup, home made tomatoe sauce (sauté onion and pepper stripes. Boil tomatoes apart. Transfer to blender all. Take it back to saucepan and reduce at low temp. Until it thickens).
Double the amount of tomato sauce than in your recipe. Reduce in a 1/4 corn starch.
Bingo!!!
Iosune Robles says
Hi! Thanks for your kind comment 🙂 So glad you liked it!
Brielle says
My favourite ever sweet and sour sauce! With such clean and simple ingredients, it’s a staple in my house!
Joye says
Made it tonight to go with my millet patties; very tasty and easy to make
Iosune says
Hi Joye! So glad you liked it 🙂
Ali Ginn says
I love this recipe. To reduce the glycemic index I use coconut nectar instead of agave. I also use apple cider vinegar instead of rice. So good I sometimes make a double batch.
Iosune says
Hi Ali! Thank you so much 🙂 Sounds great as well!
Ali Ginn says
Great vegan sweet and sour sauce. The only change I made was to substitute coconut nectar for the agave on a 1:1 basis. The nectar has a lower glycemic index.
Iosune says
Hi Ali! Thank you so much, so glad you liked it!
Carol hill says
Absolutely tasty and easy Loved it
Iosune says
Hi Carol! So glad you liked it 🙂 Have a nice day!
Christina says
Omg!! Amazing!!! Tastes so good and comes out perfect take out style consistency!!! Thanks 🙂
Iosune says
Hi Christina! Thanks a lot, I'm so glad you liked it 😀 Have a nice day!
frankie says
Can you use apple cider vinegar instead?
frankie says
Also how much does it yield?
Iosune says
I'm not sure, maybe about 1 cup...
Iosune says
Hi Frankie! Yes, you can use it as well 🙂
Lisa says
Nailed it great taste very simple.
Lisa says
We made porkless sweet & sour with rice. Great date night dinner. Better than take put for sure.
Iosune says
Thanks a lot Lisa!
Jonathan says
This was very yummy. I made it sans sucre and it turned out fine. Not as sweet but still delicious. Thank you for this recipe!
Iosune says
Hi Jonathan! I'm so glad you liked it 😀
Jennifer says
I use this delicious sauce all the time on my panko breaded baked tofu. I LOVE it. I actually add a little squeeze of Sriracha as well.
Iosune says
Hi Jennifer! Thanks a lot for the awesome ideas 😀
Martin says
Thanks for a great site. Just made the sauce and I love it. Do you know how long it keeps as I'd love to make a large batch and store it.
Cheers!
Iosune says
Hi Martin! Thanks a lot 😀 I don't know how long it keeps, I'm so sorry 🙁 I always consume this sauce in less than a week.
Nickie says
This was so easy and it tastes so good!!!
Iosune says
Thanks a lot Nickie! I'm glad you liked it!!