How to reduce the sweetness of a sauce?

Thoushaltnot

Hi all,

I've got some of the Seeds of Change organic sweet & sour sauce jars here but I've found them to be waaaay too sweet. :eek: Any suggestions on how to "de-sweeten" them a bit? I had a quick look around but couldn't see this sort of thing covered before.

Thanks in advance!

olaola

Add more sour?

Auvers

more vinegar maybe

Thoushaltnot

Can give that a lash - might be a way to get more apple cider vinegar into me.
'Tis rank but has a dramatic effect on my morning back pain. Two birds, one stone.

Was that a(n educated) guess or have ye actually tried something like that, with success?

kmick

Dilute with chicken stock would work. You could thicken with cornstarch if needed and add some rice wine/rice wine vinegar.

Alternatively make your own sauce
http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Ken%20hom's%20sweet%20%26%20sour%20pork

olaola

Thoushaltnot wrote: »

Was that a(n educated) guess or have ye actually tried something like that, with success?

Just a guess! Try with a little bit and see how it goes I suppose.

breakfast roll

add some worchestershire sauce

HPT

I'm guessing there's a reason why no one has said salt...

Terpsichore

I would try a dash of soya sauce.

Minder

As others have said, add more vinegar to increase the sour element. If you need a lot of vinegar, try reducing it over a low heat before adding it to the sauce - it will prevent the sauce becoming too runny.