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Sweet and Sour Sauce

Recipe information

  • Yield

    about 1Ā 3/4 cups

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup, plus 1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon chopped green bell pepper
1 tablespoon chopped pimentos
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon paprika

Preparation

  1. In a saucepan combine the sugar, vinegar, the 1/2 cup of water, bell pepper, pimento, and salt; simmer for 5 minutes. Stir together the cornstarch and the remaining 1 tablespoon water. Add this to the vinegar mixture; remove the pan from the heat and stir until thick. Add the paprika and let cool completely. Serve with fried shrimp, fried chicken bites, or pork bites.

The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. Ā© 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved. Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.
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