Sweet-and-Sour Orange Sauce

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This sweet-and-sour orange sauce recipe has a bit of spice and a light orange taste. It's perfect over egg rolls, shrimp, chicken, rice, or stir-fries.

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons orange zest, or to taste
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon sriracha hot sauce
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

1 Combine water, brown sugar, vinegar, orange zest, soy sauce, ginger, Sriracha, white pepper, and cayenne pepper in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes.
2 Whisk ½ cup orange sauce and cornstarch together in a small bowl until well blended and orange zest starts to dissolve.
3 Increase heat; bring sauce to a slow boil, about 5 minutes. Stir cornstarch mixture into sauce, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Cool before serving, about 3 minutes.