Mumbo Sauce - DC's Famous Sweet and Sour Sauce

Cinco de Mayo - Side Dish

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.

Mumbo Sauce - DCs Famous Sweet and Sour Sauce

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 4 cups

Mumbo Sauce - DC's Famous Sweet and Sour Sauce

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

Basic Margarita

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Place tomato paste ketchup sugar in a saucepan. Pour in pineapple juice white vinegar lemon juice and honey into the pan. Add soy sauce grated ginger and cayenne pepper. Whisk together thoroughly. Place pan over medium-high heat. As soon as mixture starts to bubble reduce heat to medium-low and simmer whisking occasionally until mixture has thickened slightly about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Remove pan from heat; allow to cool about 10 minutes or so. Pour sauce through a fine strainer to eliminate solids.

Nutritional Information

Mumbo Sauce - DC's Famous Sweet and Sour Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 157.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.9g 4%

Carbohydrates: 40.5g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 1.8g 7%

Sugars: 35.7g

Fat: 0.3g

Vitamin A Iu: 609.9IU 12%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.4mg 11%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 21.5mg 36%

Folate: 12.2mcg 3%

Calcium: 25.6mg 3%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 20.8mg 7%

Potassium: 375.5mg 11%

Sodium: 617.8mg 25%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 2.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.