Sweet and Sour Sauce for Meatballs

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1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks or tidbits

reserved pineapple juice

water
2 Tablespoons cornstarch

3 Tablespoons vinegar

1 Tablespoon soy sauce

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set pineapple aside. Add water to juice to measure 1 1/3 cups. Pour into saucepan and add cornstarch and stir until smooth.  Then add vinegar, soy sauce, and brown sugar mix again until smooth

Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly.  Mix in reserved pineapple and meatballs before serving or serve sauce on a bed of rice and add meatballs and pineapple on top.   

Apple spice BBQ Sauce

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1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 cups brown sugar
6 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (I didn't measure this I just did 6 grinds from my pepper grinder)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

To prepare sauce:
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix applesauce, ketchup, brown sugar, lemon juice, salt, ground black pepper, paprika, minced garlic and cinnamon. Stirring frequently, bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat and use to baste the meat of your choice. (The recipe says the applesauce gives the sauce a nice thick texture, and coats well on the meat and that the sweet spicy flavor is excellent on chicken or pork.)

To serve with shredded pork:

1 pork loin (around 3 pounds)
1/2 cup apple juice

Place pork loin in crock pot with 1/2 cup apple juice and cook on low for 8 hours. Remove from crock pot and shred. Remove any juice or fat let in crock pot. Place meat back in crock pot and add prepared applesauce bbq sauce. Heat until warm. Serve over rice or as sandwiches

Sweet and Sour Sauce

Mix together in sauce pan:
1 cup orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
½ cup sugar
¼ cup vinegar

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Make thickener by mixing together:

2 Tbs cornstarch
¼ cup cold water

Add to hot mixture while stirring. Once cornstarch is mixed in, raise heat and stir till thick.