How to make sweet and sour sauce without tomato sauce?

Authentic sweet and sour sauce does not use tomato sauce. There was no tomato sauce before. Our traditional rice vinegar is used to make sweet and sour sauce. Traditional rice vinegar is fermented with rice.

First, there is no so-called "golden ratio" in the preparation of sweet and sour sauce, but you need to know the basics

The first thing I want to say is the so-called "no rules" , regardless of what dish to cook, don’t just copy it mechanically, the same goes for making sweet and sour sauce here. As for the so-called "golden ratio" of sweet and sour sauce, the ratio of several to several is reasonable, but it does not have to be done this way for every dish. If it is done this way, it is definitely inappropriate. The so-called "sweet and sour sauce" contains sugar and vinegar, which is enough. This is the soul of sweet and sour dishes. Other seasonings are optional. The basics are sugar and vinegar.

Second, the preparation of sweet and sour sauce. Regarding the usage of tomato sauce, salt and starch, you must know the meaning.

The two most important seasonings for sweet and sour sauce mentioned above , which is sugar and vinegar. The serious Shandong cuisine, sweet and sour dishes, does not include tomato sauce. The sweet and sour sauce of traditional Shandong cuisine is definitely not red. General seasonings include sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, cooking wine, and water. The proportions vary according to different dishes. The sweet and sour dishes of Shandong cuisine are divided into large sour and sweet and small sour and sweet. This requires that the ratio of sugar to vinegar should be different. It is impossible for one ratio to suit all dishes. But the most important thing is, either a little more sugar or a little more vinegar. Should I use ketchup or not? It's not necessary, that's a new way of doing it, and all the masters know it.

To make sweet and sour sauce, the general seasoning is as follows: cooking wine, light soy sauce, white sugar, vinegar, water. The key ingredients are sugar and vinegar. I like the difference between sweet and sour ones. , you can control it by yourself, the ratio of sugar and vinegar can be 1:1, I will make it later, you can mix it as you like. Next, let’s talk about salt and starch. Sweet and sour fish or sweet and sour pork must be marinated and battered before. The salt and starch are already there. There is definitely no need to add salt or starch to the sweet and sour sauce.