Mumbo Sauce - D.C.'s Famous Sweet & Sour Sauce

Here's Chef John's mumbo sauce recipe, a version of D.C.'s sweet-and-sour dip which is a staple in Chinese take-out restaurants and perfect for wings.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 157 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 0.66666668653488 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup honey
• 0.66666668653488 cup ketchup
• 1.5 tablespoons freshly grated ginger

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Place tomato paste, ketchup, and sugar in a saucepan. Pour in pineapple juice, 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.