Babi Panggang - Sauce

Sauce

The accompanying sauce is similar to other tomato-based sweet and sour sauces common in Cantonese cuisine. Most recipes for this sauce include tomato puree, ketchup or fresh tomatoes, fresh or powdered ginger, water, vinegar, salt and a large amount of sugar. Recipes may also include onion, garlic, soy sauce, sambal, fresh chillies, sherry or rice wine, broth, MSG and cornstarch for thickening. Judging by the number of recipes found on the internet, this type of babi panggang sauce is becoming popular in many Western countries as a sauce for barbecues.