How to Make a Rice, Ham, and Sweet and Sour Sauce Dinner

Decide how you want to serve the ham and sauce., Cook the ham, or use pre-cooked ham. , Cook the rice., Combine vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce in a small saucepan., Combine corn starch and water., Add corn starch mixture to the...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Decide how you want to serve the ham and sauce.

    You could drizzle or pour the sauce over sliced ham, mix the sauce with vegetables and ham cubes and serve it with or over rice, or create a stir fry with the rice and vegetables.
  2. Step 2: Cook the ham

    , This is simplest in a rice cooker because you don't have to pay attention to it while you're making the rest of the meal. , Stir to mix well.

    Don't heat it up yet! , Stir until there are no lumps. ,, Stir constantly. , This recipe makes about 2/3 cup of sauce.

    Adjust ham and rice quantities to fit serving method. , Stir constantly to prevent sticking.

    Remove from heat and cool slightly or transfer to a serving dish before adding sauce, to prevent it from burning to the pan. , Remove from heat and combine with sauce last, to prevent sticking to the pan.

    Serve with or over rice. ,
  3. Step 3: or use pre-cooked ham.

  4. Step 4: Cook the rice.

  5. Step 5: Combine vinegar

  6. Step 6: brown sugar

  7. Step 7: ketchup

  8. Step 8: and soy sauce in a small saucepan.

  9. Step 9: Combine corn starch and water.

  10. Step 10: Add corn starch mixture to the saucepan and mix well.

  11. Step 11: Heat on stove until thick and bubbling.

  12. Step 12: Combine and serve with the ham and rice as you have chosen.

  13. Step 13: For stir fry: Heat the rice

  14. Step 14: ham cubes

  15. Step 15: and peas and carrots in a hot stir fry pan.

  16. Step 16: To make as a side sauce: Stir-fry snow peas

  17. Step 17: green pepper

  18. Step 18: and ham over medium heat

  19. Step 19: then add pineapple until warm.

  20. Step 20: Finished.

Detailed Guide

You could drizzle or pour the sauce over sliced ham, mix the sauce with vegetables and ham cubes and serve it with or over rice, or create a stir fry with the rice and vegetables.

, This is simplest in a rice cooker because you don't have to pay attention to it while you're making the rest of the meal. , Stir to mix well.

Don't heat it up yet! , Stir until there are no lumps. ,, Stir constantly. , This recipe makes about 2/3 cup of sauce.

Adjust ham and rice quantities to fit serving method. , Stir constantly to prevent sticking.

Remove from heat and cool slightly or transfer to a serving dish before adding sauce, to prevent it from burning to the pan. , Remove from heat and combine with sauce last, to prevent sticking to the pan.

Serve with or over rice. ,

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