Hi Doris,

Here are four recipes that might be what you're looking for. I'm not sure if red food coloring is used in the restaurant sauces. I'd be interested in seeing any other recipes for this.

Betsy

Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 15:14:34 EDT
From: Jim Gallman (ustuix8v@IBMMAIL.COM)

Here's a sweet and sour recipe I like alot. It came from the Washington Post in the late 70's. I add onion, green pepper, pineapple, etc, if I have it.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1/4 Cup sugar
1/4 Cup vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp cornstarch
1/2 Cup beef or pork bullion
1 tbs water
1 tbs cooking oil
2 tbs ketchup

Combine sugar, vinegar, salt, bullion and cornstarch. Set aside. Heat cooking oil. Fry ketchup and add vinegar mixture. Bring to boil and stir constantly until thick.

Here's two more sweet and sour sauces

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 can (8 1/4 ounces) pineapple chunks, drained (reserve syrup)
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons catsup

In 2 quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Add enough water to reserved pineapple syrup to measure 1 cup. Stir syrup mixture, vinegar, and catsup into cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constatnly, until mixture thinkens and boils. Stir in pineapple. Keep warm over very low heat.

Title: SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
Categories: Sauces, Chinese
Yield: 1 servings

1/4 c Tomato catsup;
1/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Vinegar
1 c Water
2 tb Corn starch
Pineapple; crushed

In a saucepan, combine the catsup, sugar and vinegar with a cup of water (oh by the way the vinegar is white vinegar) heat on stove to boiling. Then add some chopped pineapple . Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in the smallest amount of water (about two tablespoons) dissolve it all and make sure added water is cold. Then pour this into boiling sauce and stir until thickened. Take off stove and enjoy. FROM: CHARLES SHUMAN


Title: Sweet and Sour Sauce
Categories: Chinese, Sauces
Yield: 8 servings

1 1/2 c Ketchup
2/3 c Packed brown sugar
2/3 c Granulated sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
2 x Slices fresh ginger root
Juice of 1 large lemon

Mix all ingredients. except lemon juice in a small saucepan, mix well; add lemon juice and mix again; simmer over low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally; set aside to cool; remove and discard ginger; makes 3 cups.

Note: Flavor of sauce may be adjusted to your own taste by adding sugar or a little cider vinegar. From Chuck Ozburn.