Mumbo Sauce – D.C.’s Famous Sweet & Sour Sauce

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Description

Apparently, this sweet-and-sour condiment came to Washington D.C. via Chicago, where it somehow became a staple in Chinese take-out restaurants served as a condiment with fried chicken wings, among other things. This is my version.

Ingredients

  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • ⅔ cup ketchup
  • ⅔ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons freshly grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

  1. Place tomato paste
  2. ketchup
  3. sugar in a saucepan. Pour in pineapple juice
  4. white vinegar
  5. lemon juice
  6. and honey into the pan. Add soy sauce
  7. grated ginger
  8. and cayenne pepper. Whisk together thoroughly. Place pan over medium-high heat. As soon as mixture starts to bubble
  9. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer
  10. whisking occasionally
  11. until mixture has thickened slightly
  12. about 10 minutes.
  13. Remove pan from heat; allow to cool about 10 minutes or so. Pour sauce through a fine strainer to eliminate solids.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 8

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