Sour

Sour food recipes have been around for centuries and are enjoyed by people all over the world. The sour flavor can be achieved through various methods, including fermentation, pickling, and adding acidic ingredients like lemon juice or vinegar.

Sour dishes are often thought of as being from Eastern European countries like Poland and Russia, but the truth is that sour recipes can be found in cuisines from all over the world. In China, for example, there is a popular dish called sour soup that is made with pork, tofu, and vegetables. In India, there is a popular dish called achaar that is made with pickled vegetables and spices.

Sour food recipes are often healthy and nutritious, as the sour flavor helps to preserve the food and the nutrients. Sour foods can also be helpful for people who have digestive problems, as the sour flavor can help to stimulate the appetite and aid in digestion.

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Recipes

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Sourdough Crackers

  • king arthur white wheat flour
  • sourdough starter unfed discard
  • salt
  • herb
  • butter
  • salt
  • oil
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Whiskey Sour

  • maraschino cherry
  • orange wheel
  • bourbon
  • lemon juice
  • maple syrup
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Sourdough Stuffing With Kale and Dates

  • black pepper
  • sherry
  • lacinato kale
  • turkey sausage
  • salt
  • loaf sourdough bread
  • olive oil
  • rosemary
  • chicken
  • onion
  • thyme
  • chile de árbol
  • deglet noor date
  • almond
  • butter
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Rustic Italian Sourdough Bread

  • Bread Dough
  • ice
  • wheat flour
  • salt
  • levain
  • durum wheat flour
  • all purpose flour
  • water
  • Levain
  • all purpose flour
  • sourdough starter
  • water
  • wheat flour
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Sweet and Sour Pork

  • pineapple
  • oil
  • soy sauce
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • oyster sauce
  • garlic
  • onion
  • cornflour cornstarch
  • water
  • worcestershire sauce
  • green capsicum bell pepper
  • onion
  • red capsicum bell pepper
  • apple cider vinegar
  • sugar
  • light soy sauce
  • cornflour cornstarch
  • ginger
  • vegetable
  • ketchup
  • pineapple juice
  • baking soda
  • cornflour corn starch
  • pork scotch roast
  • cornflour cornstarch
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Sweet and Sour Pork With Pineapple

  • garlic
  • water
  • egg
  • pork tenderloin
  • all purpose flour
  • light soy sauce
  • rice wine
  • dark soy sauce
  • sugar
  • ketchup
  • rice vinegar
  • onion
  • potato starch
  • white sesame seed
  • chinese 5-spice powder
  • bell pepper
  • yellow bell pepper
  • white pepper
  • oil
  • cornstarch
  • pineapple
  • salt
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Amaro Sour

  • ice
  • amaro
  • grapefruit wheel
  • sugar
  • gin
  • maraschino cherry
  • lemon juice
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Sour Pickles

  • dill flower
  • coriander seed
  • jalapeño
  • unwaxed
  • salt
  • cloves spring garlic
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Spring Hot-and-Sour Soup

  • salt
  • pea
  • olive oil
  • soy sauce
  • ginger
  • oz yuba sheet
  • aleppo pepper
  • sesame oil
  • crimini mushroom
  • miso
  • rice vinegar
  • garlic
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Sweet and Sour Pork

  • FOR FRYING
  • rice
  • bell pepper
  • oil
  • onion
  • salt
  • pineapple
  • SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
  • pineapple juice
  • cornstarch
  • hawthorn berry
  • garlic
  • tomato paste
  • rice vinegar
  • salt
  • chinese 5-spice powder
  • oil
  • ginger
  • sambal oelek
  • honey
  • PORK AND MARINADE
  • soy sauce
  • cornstarch
  • salt
  • white pepper
  • shaoxing rice wine
  • pork shoulder
  • BATTER
  • cornstarch
  • sweet rice flour
  • baking powder
  • white pepper
  • salt
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Rum Sour

  • lemon juice
  • orgeat
  • egg white
  • dark rum
  • angostura bitter
  • ice
  • lemon twist
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Aperol Sour

  • lemon juice
  • london gin
  • maple syrup
  • egg white
  • aperol
  • orange bitter
  • ice
  • lemon twist
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Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

  • pineapple
  • cornstarch cornflour
  • chicken breast
  • cornflour corn starch water
  • oyster sauce
  • soy sauce
  • worcestershire sauce
  • garlic
  • egg
  • onion
  • sugar
  • oil
  • bell pepper
  • bell pepper
  • apple cider vinegar
  • salt
  • pineapple juice
  • ketchup
  • oil
  • oil spray
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Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

  • sugar
  • soy sauce
  • garlic salt
  • cornstarch
  • apple cider vinegar
  • canola oil
  • white vinegar
  • egg
  • ketchup
  • chicken breast
  • salt
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Hot and Sour Soup

  • light soy sauce
  • chilli red pepper flake
  • ginger
  • sesame oil
  • sugar
  • shallot scallion
  • wood ear mushroom
  • white pepper
  • shiitake mushroom
  • tofu
  • water
  • cornstarch cornflour
  • white vinegar
  • bamboo shoot
  • dark soy sauce
  • egg
  • chicken breast
  • chicken
  • salt
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Cherry Vodka Sour

  • lemon juice
  • maple syrup
  • egg white
  • vodka
  • cherry
  • angostura bitter
  • ice
  • lemon twist
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Sweet and Sour Crockpot Spareribs

  • brown sugar
  • salt
  • onion
  • vinegar
  • ginger
  • ketchup
  • water
  • all purpose flour
  • black pepper
  • dijon mustard
  • honey
  • soy sauce
  • tomato paste
  • garlic
  • pork sparerib
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Baked Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

  • white rice
  • salt
  • cayenne pepper
  • green onion
  • ginger
  • orange marmalade
  • balsamic vinegar
  • soy sauce
  • bell pepper
  • ketchup
  • olive oil
  • chicken thigh
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Applejack Sour

  • nutmeg
  • orange juice
  • maple syrup
  • applejack
  • angostura bitter
  • lemon juice
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Sweet and Sour Shrimp

  • pineapple
  • bell pepper
  • zucchini
  • shrimp
  • cornstarch
  • green onion
  • soy sauce
  • ginger
  • honey
  • salt
  • sesame oil
  • rice vinegar
  • black pepper
  • sesame seed
  • vegetable oil
  • water
  • garlic
  • pineapple juice
  • tomato paste
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Sweet and Sour Chicken (Whole30, Paleo)

  • pineapple
  • coconut amino
  • refined coconut oil
  • bell pepper
  • bell pepper
  • arrowroot powder
  • pineapple juice
  • apple cider vinegar
  • whole30 ketchup
  • chicken breast
  • arrowroot powder
  • garlic
  • egg
  • medjool date
  • refined coconut oil
  • onion
  • salt
  • cauliflower rice
  • green onion
  • white sesame seed
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Sourdough Pancakes

  • milk
  • baking powder
  • all purpose flour
  • sourdough starter
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • butter
  • sugar
  • berry
  • maple syrup
  • butter
  • powdered sugar
  • vegetable
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Pisco Sour

  • COCKTAIL
  • ice
  • lime juice
  • egg white
  • pisco
  • maple syrup
  • angostura bitter
  • 2-TO-1 SIMPLE SYRUP
  • turbinado sugar
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Polish Sweet-and-Sour Pickles

  • turmeric
  • celery seed
  • pickling salt
  • clove
  • mustard seed
  • bell pepper
  • pickling cucumber
  • apple cider vinegar
  • garlic
  • sugar
  • onion
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Tequila Sour

  • agave nectar
  • lemon juice
  • egg white
  • tequila
  • orange bitter
  • ice
  • lemon twist
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Susina Sour

  • clover honey
  • gin
  • lemon juice
  • grand marnier
  • slivovitz
  • maraschino cherry
  • rosemary
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Sourdough Waffles

  • salt
  • butter
  • baking powder
  • egg
  • sugar
  • all purpose flour
  • milk
  • sourdough starter
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Mezcal Sour

  • angostura bitter
  • amaro montenegro
  • light agave nectar
  • egg white
  • lime juice
  • yola mezcal
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Healthier Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe

  • chicken stock
  • master sti fry sauce
  • pork tenderloin
  • balsamic vinegar
  • vegetable oil
  • heaving pineapple
  • ginger
  • orange bell pepper
  • bell pepper
  • yellow bell pepper
  • soy sauce
  • ketchup
  • honey
  • garlic
  • cornstarch
  • brown rice
  • cilantro
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Gin Sour

  • lemon juice
  • egg white
  • maple syrup
  • gin
  • aromatic
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Sweet and Sour Pork

  • pork tenderloin
  • soy sauce
  • cornstarch
  • garlic salt
  • { } pineapple
  • bell pepper
  • bell pepper
  • onion
  • apple cider vinegar
  • white vinegar
  • sugar
  • ketchup
  • oil
  • salt
  • sesame seed
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Old Thyme Sour Cocktail

  • water
  • cinnamon
  • egg white
  • lemon juice
  • sugar
  • cinnamon thyme syrup
  • lemon zest
  • elderflower liqueur
  • green chartreuse liqueur
  • irish whiskey
  • thyme
  • thyme
  • bitter
  • cinnamon thyme syrup
  • cocktail
  • lemon
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Easy Thai Sweet & Sour Shrimp

  • ketchup
  • lemon juice
  • soy sauce
  • bell pepper
  • celery
  • snow pea
  • corn starch
  • vinegar
  • shrimp
  • water
  • cayenne pepper
  • oil
  • fish sauce
  • pineapple
  • garlic
  • sugar
  • onion
  • sweet
  • sesame seed

Ingredient Breakdown

 
salt
water
sugar
all purpose flour
lemon juice
maple syrup
egg white
sourdough starter
soy sauce
garlic
bell pepper
ketchup
cornstarch
onion
ice
egg
pineapple
butter
ginger
oil
pineapple juice
milk
lime juice
honey
maraschino cherry
black pepper
lemon twist
apple cider vinegar
angostura bitter
vinegar
lemon
baking soda
yeast
olive oil
rice vinegar
gin
baking powder
bourbon
thyme
wheat flour
light soy sauce
white pepper
chicken breast
white vinegar
green onion
sesame seed
chicken
orange bitter
bread flour
cornflour cornstarch
pisco
pork tenderloin
sesame oil
tomato paste
brown sugar
cayenne pepper
king arthur all purpose flour
rosemary
whiskey
canola oil
cherry
potato starch
oyster sauce
worcestershire sauce
vegetable
aromatic bitter
dark soy sauce
white sesame seed
chinese 5-spice powder
yellow bell pepper
jalapeño
cornstarch cornflour
garlic salt
bamboo shoot
rye flour
vodka
orange marmalade
balsamic vinegar
shrimp
vegetable oil
refined coconut oil
arrowroot powder
orange
silver tequila
grand marnier
fish sauce
cinnamon thyme syrup
bitter
king arthur white wheat flour
sourdough starter unfed discard
herb
pear
greek yogurt
orange wheel
sherry
lacinato kale
turkey sausage
loaf sourdough bread
chile de árbol
deglet noor date
almond
levain
durum wheat flour
liquid sourdough starter
dark chocolate chip
espresso
cocoa powder
green capsicum bell pepper
red capsicum bell pepper
cornflour corn starch
pork scotch roast
key lime juice
rice wine
amaro
grapefruit wheel
clementine juice
pierre ferrand curaçao
luxardo amaretto
spiced brown sugar syrup
tomato
kalamata olife
dill flower
coriander seed
unwaxed
cloves spring garlic
pea
oz yuba sheet
aleppo pepper
crimini mushroom
miso
rice
hawthorn berry
sweet rice flour
sambal oelek
shaoxing rice wine
pork shoulder
orgeat
dark rum
london gin
aperol
cornflour corn starch water
oil spray
chilli red pepper flake
shallot scallion
wood ear mushroom
shiitake mushroom
tofu
egg yolk
wheat spelt flour
castelvetrano olife
water chestnut
chili oil
hot sauce
mushroom
onion soup
russian dressing
apricot preserve
dijon mustard
pork sparerib
buttermilk
white rice
chicken thigh
nutmeg
orange juice
applejack
pork loin
zucchini
sparerib
coconut amino
whole30 ketchup
medjool date
cauliflower rice
unchlorinated water
vanilla extract
berry
powdered sugar
cottage cheese
turbinado sugar
lime
amaretto liqueur
prosecco
palm sugar
tamarind concentrate
turmeric
celery seed
pickling salt
clove
mustard seed
pickling cucumber
beet
sourdough levain
orange liquor
blackberry
agave nectar
tequila
clover honey
slivovitz
red coloring
ginger vodka
amaro montenegro
light agave nectar
yola mezcal
chicken stock
master sti fry sauce
heaving pineapple
orange bell pepper
brown rice
cilantro
flaxseed meal
wheat pastry flour
scotch whisky
aromatic
passion fruit juice
grapefruit juice
non chlorinated water
ground beef
bread crumb
sweet pickle
pickle juice
light brown sugar
blood orange juice
amaretto
sourdough starter note
garlic powder
pepper
parmesan cheese
italian seasoning
{ } pineapple
cinnamon
lemon zest
elderflower liqueur
green chartreuse liqueur
irish whiskey
cocktail
celery
snow pea
corn starch
sweet
potato
campari
sweet vermouth
fig
raspberry syrup
raspberry
whisky
honey vodka
lemon peel
tamarind paste

Insights

Correlated with Higher Ratings

  • lemon juice
  • egg white

Staple Ingredients

  • maple syrup 30%
  • lemon juice 28%
  • egg white 26%

Common Ingredients

  • ice 16%

Usual Ingredients

  • lime juice 12%
  • angostura bitter 11%
  • maraschino cherry 7%
  • bourbon 6%
  • gin 6%
  • lemon twist 6%
  • orange bitter 6%
  • pisco 6%
  • sugar 6%