sweet n sour sauce (base recipe)

• 1 liter veg or chicken stock
• 1/3 cup light soy sause
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp cider viniger
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 5 star anise
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp crushed ginger
• 1/2 shredded carrot
• 2 tbsp light soft brown sugar
• 1 tsp dry chilli flakes
• 1/2 tsp 5 spice
• 1 small sweet pepper, sliced.
• 1 cornflour to thicken (optional, see steps)

1. Chuck all in a sauce pan one at a time stirring to the boil.
2. either reduce to consistency, or thicken with corn flour.
3. (reducing gives stronger flavour)
4. Remove star anise before serving.
5. REMEMBER MY TITLE SAYS BASE!
6. !, I normally play not weigh, so I've increased the amount I've made and tried to weigh as I went, make your own tweaks to suit your tastes.
7. Pineapple goes well as an additional sweetener.

liter, light soy sause, ketchup, viniger, orange juice, anise, garlic, ginger, carrot, light soft brown sugar, chilli flakes, spice, sweet pepper, cornflour

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/335902-sweet-n-sour-sauce-base-recipe (may not work)