This morning after breakfast everyone went their separate ways, and we converged back at the house in time for lunch, which was carryout Chinese. Brian went to pick it up, and came into the house carrying a large brown paper bag. We took out the containers holding the entrees and the soups; after they were distributed there was a layer of sauce packets laying on the bottom of the bag.
For five people the clerk had given us more than 30 packets of soy and sweet and sour sauce!
I don't really have a use for the sweet and sour sauce, except for eating it on crab rangoon (any ideas?), but I cook with soy sauce pretty regularly. Today's stash went into a Tupperware container in the refrigerator door that holds a variety of condiments. Next time I run out of soy sauce I'll just open all the little packets and dump them into the bottle. That will probably be enough for several weeks.
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hmm...sweet and sour sauce is good on sweet and sour chicken with rice. I make it with green pepper and fresh pineapple.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that each packet only holds about a tablespoon of sauce, so I don't have enough for a complete recipe. I could use the packets as a starter, though.
DeleteMy mother always squeezes those packets out and puts the soy sauce in a bottle so she'll use it. Otherwise, she forgets.
ReplyDeleteSounds like your mom and I think the same-can't waste anything!
DeleteSound like a fun weekend! I collect these packets, even the Taco Bell ones and never seem to end up using them!
ReplyDeleteThere's a challenge for you...figure out a recipe that uses some of the packets you have.
DeleteYou could always add the sweet and sour to a bottle of BBQ sauce. Keeping my fingers crossed that I will be able to publish this ......
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!
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