QUICK SWEET & SPICY STIR

DOTTIE'S QUICK SWEET & SPICY STIR-FRY SAUCE
2 teaspoons Heinz low carb ketchup
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
1 drop sesame oil
1/8 teaspoon Thai red curry paste

Mix everything together in a small bowl. Add to stir-fries or use as a sauce or dip for roasted meats.

Makes 1 serving, about 2 tablespoons

Per Serving: 13 Calories; trace Fat; 1g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs

Dottie used her sauce to make a chicken stir-fry. I liked the sound of the combination of ingredients so I decided to try using it on some leftover roast pork. Since I didn't have any of the hot chili paste that Dottie's recipe called for, I took a chance and used some red curry paste. I also added the sesame oil, which wasn't called for. This sauce is so tasty that I'm going to make up a larger batch to keep on hand. It was wonderful on roast pork. I spread it over the meat before I reheated it in the microwave and it formed a nice glaze. The sauce is only slightly sweet and quite tangy but I think it's just right. I'm looking forward to trying this in a stir-fry sometime. The flavor reminds me of something that I've had in a Chinese restaurant and I think it may be the General Tso's Chicken sauce but this isn't nearly as sickly sweet and sticky. I had some trouble getting a nice photo of my pork but you get the idea. This makes a nice, shiny reddish color glaze on the meat.

LARGER BATCH:
1/4 cup Heinz low carb ketchup
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
3/4 teaspoon Thai red curry paste

Makes about 2/3 cup or approximately 10 tablespoons

With granular Splenda:
Per Tablespoon: 8 Calories; trace Fat; trace Protein; 1.5g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1.5g Net Carbs
Per Batch: 77 Calories; 1g Fat; 4g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 14g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per Tablespoon: 7 Calories; trace Fat; trace Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb
Per Batch: 65 Calories; 1g Fat; 4g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 11g Net Carbs

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