Appetizers
Sweet and Sour Sauce

Ingredients:

5 TBS sugar
4 TBS white vinegar
3 TBS soy sauce
2 TBS dry sherry
3 TBS ketchup
1 clove garlic, pressed or minced
1 TBS cornstarch dissolved in 3 TBS water
1 TBS sesame oil
1/2 cup water
2 TBS peanut oil

Mix sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, sherry and ketchup in small bowl, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Dissolve cornstarch in water and add sesame oil. Heat oil in medium-sized skillet over medium heat until hot. Add garlic and stir for one minute. Slowly add sugar mixture, stirring until the liquid comes to a boil. Turn heat to low, add cornstarch mixture, stirring, until sauce begins to thicken. Slowly add remaining water while stirring. When mixture is smooth, remove from heat. Makes 3/4 cup sauce. Can be refrigerated 4-5 days or frozen for up to two months.