I ranked four different store-bought barbecue sauces for grilling season. My favorite was the perfect balance of tangy and sweet.

I'm happy to report that this sauce is very tasty; I feel like it embodies everything I really want out of an affordable, store-bought barbecue sauce. It's rich, smoky, sweet, and tangy.

Like most fast food sauces, this one is best suited to the food that it was engineered to accompany.The McDonald’s sweet & sour tastes a little off with, say, a Wendy’s nugget, and I don’t ...

Sweet and Sour Roast Chicken. Serves: 4 / Preparation time: 20 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Directions 1 / 2 cup packed light-brown sugar 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce 2 tablespoons less-sodium ...

To make the sweet and sour sauce, mix all the ingredients in a small saucepan with 120ml/4fl oz water. Bring to the boil and simmer until thick and glossy.

Stir the cornstarch mixture, add it to the sauce and cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat, cover and keep warm. Preheat the broiler; set the rack 8 inches from the heat.

Brush half of the sweet-and-sour sauce over the flesh and skin sides of chicken pieces. In a medium bowl, toss cucumbers and red onion with the remaining 1 tablespoon of lime juice, vinegar, salt ...