Duck Sauce Recipe

This easy homemade duck sauce combines simple ingredients to make a delicious sweet and sour condiment. It’s perfect to serve alongside things like egg rolls, wontons, chicken and more.

Forget hoarding little packets from your take-out meal or buying a premade bottle from the store, you can make your own homemade duck sauce at home with just a few ingredients.

When we would go out to eat at a Chinese restaurant or got take-out, I always had to remind my mom to make sure to get extra packets of duck sauce. I couldn’t even think to eat my egg roll without this tasty sauce and a little bit of Chinese hot mustard.

After moving to California I realized that it was hard to find and most people didn’t know what I was even talking about. That’s when I decided to come up with this recipe.

Chinese duck sauce is a sweet and sour flavored condiment that has a jelly like texture. The name is thought to have originated because it was originally served with fried duck.

Now, it’s typically served as a dip at American Chinese restaurants alongside things like spring rolls, egg rolls, lumpia and fried wonton strips. This sweet sauce is a great compliment to fried, salty foods.

There are many different variations of this sauce recipe. This is a simple version with easy to find ingredients.

Apricot Jam – This can be found in the jelly and jam section of the grocery store. I prefer using apricot but you could substitute with peach jam.

Soy Sauce – For this recipe I use low sodium soy sauce but either works well.

Sweet Chili Sauce – This adds a hint of sweetness to the sauce. If you don’t want to buy a jar of chili sauce, you can replace with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.

No need to buy the store bought version of this sauce that’s full of corn syrup and other strange ingredients. This recipe can be made from scratch in about 5 minutes and it lasts for several weeks.

If you made this recipe please feel free to let me know how you liked it in the comments.

Homemade Duck Sauce

Easy to make, homemade duck sauce is a delicious dipping sauce used for things like egg rolls, fried wontons and more.

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 100 kcal, Carbohydrate 26 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Sodium 80 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 18 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 cup apricot jam
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sweet chili sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instruction:

1. Stir together apricot jam, chili sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and garlic powder.
2. Place strainer over a bowl and put the mixture through the strainer to remove any chunks.
3. Serve immediately or cover and store in the refrigerator.

Homemade Duck Sauce

If you love duck sauce, you’ve got to try this all-natural, homemade version. It’s so simple and tasty, you may just decide to never go back to the old way!

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Ingredients:

• 3/4 C all-natural apricot jam
• 4 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1/2 tsp low sodium soy sauce
• 2 medium cloves fresh minced garlic*
• 1 tsp fresh minced ginger*
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/16 tsp cayenne powder (or to taste)

Instruction:

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a small mixing bowl with a whisk until evenly combined.
2. It’s best if allowed to rest in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving, so that the flavors can meld. Bring to room temperature 30 minutes to an hour before serving.
3. Store in an airtight glass container at the back for your refrigerator for up to 1 month.

How to Make Duck Sauce

FAQ

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What should I put duck sauce on?

1. Chinese Takeout Egg Rolls.
2. Cream Cheese Wontons.
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4. Fried Chicken Wings.
5. Chinese BBQ Spareribs.

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