Sweet And Sour Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground ginger
		= (or 1 tspn grated fresh ginger)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1		Pineapple tidbits - (8 1/2 oz)
		= (use pineapple canned in pineapple
		Juice with no added sugar)
1/4 cup	59ml	Cider vinegar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Soy sauce
1 1/4 cups	296ml	Chicken broth
		Sugar substitute equal to 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe Instructions

Mix cornstarch, ginger, and salt in a small heavy saucepan. Drain pineapple tidbits, saving liquid; set pineapple aside.

Combine drained pineapple liquid, vinegar, soy sauce, and chicken broth; add gradually to cornstarch mixture, stirring until smooth. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick and smooth.

Add pineapple; simmer gently 4 to 5 minutes. Add sweetener shortly before serving.

This recipe yields 8 servings. Serving size: 1/4 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1/2 Fruit.

Nutrition Facts: Carbohydrates 1g; Protein 1g; Fat 0g; Calories 32; Fiber 0.2g; Sodium 311mg; Cholesterol 0mg.

Note: For low-sodium diets omit salt. Substitute reduced-sodium (light) soy sauce.

Source:
The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic by Mary Abbott Hess

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