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    Homemade Duck Sauce

    Published: Jan 19, 2021 by heather · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This easy homemade duck sauce combines simple ingredients to make a delicious sweet and sour condiment. It’s perfect to serve alongside things like egg rolls, wontons, chicken and more.

    Egg Roll being dipped in sauce.

    Forget hoarding little packets from your take-out meal or buying a premade bottle from the store, you can make your own homemade duck sauce at home with just a few ingredients.

    When we would go out to eat at a Chinese restaurant or got take-out, I always had to remind my mom to make sure to get extra packets of duck sauce. I couldn’t even think to eat my egg roll without this tasty sauce and a little bit of Chinese hot mustard.

    After moving to California I realized that it was hard to find and most people didn’t know what I was even talking about. That’s when I decided to come up with this recipe.

    What is duck sauce?

    Chinese duck sauce is a sweet and sour flavored condiment that has a jelly like texture. The name is thought to have originated because it was originally served with fried duck.

    Now, it’s typically served as a dip at American Chinese restaurants alongside things like spring rolls, egg rolls, lumpia and fried wonton strips. This sweet sauce is a great compliment to fried, salty foods.

    What you need

    There are many different variations of this sauce recipe. This is a simple version with easy to find ingredients.

    Apricot Jam – This can be found in the jelly and jam section of the grocery store. I prefer using apricot but you could substitute with peach jam.

    Rice Vinegar – You can also substitute with white vinegar.

    Soy Sauce – For this recipe I use low sodium soy sauce but either works well.

    Sweet Chili Sauce – This adds a hint of sweetness to the sauce. If you don’t want to buy a jar of chili sauce, you can replace with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.

    Garlic Powder – Adds another layer of flavor.

    Bowl of apricot jam, vinegar, soy sauce, chili sauce, and garlic powder.

    How to make

    No need to buy the store bought version of this sauce that’s full of corn syrup and other strange ingredients. This recipe can be made from scratch in about 5 minutes and it lasts for several weeks.

    1. Mix together apricot jam, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic powder, and chili sauce.
    2. Place a strainer over a bowl and put the mixture through the strainer to achieve a smooth sauce. *** You can skip this step if you like a chunkier sauce.
    3. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.
    Apricot jam, soy sauce in bowl with a whisk and then strained.

    Recipe tips and variations

    • If you would like to experiment with flavor, try using 1/2 cup apricot jam and 1/2 cup peach jam. You could also add 1/2 tablespoon of dry ground mustard for some added flavor.
    • No strainer, no problem. It tastes delicious smooth or chunky.

    How to store

    This will last 2-3 weeks in covered in the refrigerator. I would not recommend freezing.

    Bowl of sweet and sour sauce.

    More easy sauce recipes

    • Chick-Fil-A Sauce
    • Teriyaki Sauce
    • Buffalo Sauce
    • Taco Sauce
    • Cocktail Sauce
    • Tartar Sauce

    If you made this recipe please feel free to let me know how you liked it in the comments.

    Bowl of sauce with egg roll dipping into it.
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    5 from 21 votes

    Homemade Duck Sauce

    Easy to make, homemade duck sauce is a delicious dipping sauce used for things like egg rolls, fried wontons and more.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Total Time5 mins
    Course: Appetizer, Snack
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Keyword: sauce
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 100kcal
    Author: Heather

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup apricot jam
    • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
    • 1 teaspoon sweet chili sauce
    • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

    Instructions

    • Stir together apricot jam, chili sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and garlic powder.
    • Place strainer over a bowl and put the mixture through the strainer to remove any chunks.
    • Serve immediately or cover and store in the refrigerator.

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    Notes

    You can skip straining the sauce if you prefer a chunky texture. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Donna

      January 26, 2023 at 9:50 pm

      5 stars
      Very good, and just the taste I was wanting for my egg rolls!

      Reply
    2. Jackie Tamm

      January 24, 2023 at 2:44 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe is spot on. I make my own large egg rolls. Used to have a favorite store bought duck sauce from the 80’s but it’s not made anymore. Wasted buying 3 different current brands and they don’t compare. Decided to make it myself and Jackpot.
      Thank you!

      Reply
    3. Barbara

      September 03, 2022 at 6:38 pm

      For countless years, when I have a get together my friends request my homemade eggrolls… They’re fantastic! Last night I had a party, I have never made Duck Sauce before… I didn’t have the jam but I had the real fruit. So, I boiled and reduced the fruit, both peach and apricot. And then incorporated that into your exact recipe for the sauce. It was fantastic! I want to say again it was fantastic! Huge hit, everyone loved it… Thank you!

      Reply
    4. Diane G

      August 07, 2022 at 1:32 am

      5 stars
      I’ve been craving duck sauce with the freshly fried crispy noodles that I used to get when having Chinese food in a quality restaurant up north…I’m in a tiny GA town and all I can get are the little packets 🙁 I’m making the sauce tonight and tomorrow I’ll drive a half hour to get egg roll wrappers to fry up.

      Reply
    5. Janice

      March 22, 2022 at 2:46 am

      Wow. Amazing. A Californian, here, for some reason they just don’t know what duck sauce is. I always get that neon red, ultra sweet sauce. But your sauce is excellent. I didn’t have any apricot or peach preserves, but substituted with mandarin orange marmalade. Perfect recipe. Thanks

      Reply
    6. Carole

      January 04, 2022 at 7:31 pm

      5 stars
      This is really good! Easy to make. Not one of the previous comments made the sauce – they just thought it looked good. Why not just try it?

      Reply
    7. Anosa Malanga

      January 24, 2021 at 11:41 am

      This ia my first time to learn about this recipe and I am so interested to try it out. I hope I will be able to make this correctly on my first try. Thank you for sharing this to your readers.

      Reply
    8. monica y

      January 22, 2021 at 7:58 pm

      Wow so simple to make, I think I am buying the ingredients this weekend and make some next week, I love adding sauces like this to appetizers and even salads

      Reply
    9. Rosemary

      January 21, 2021 at 12:07 pm

      I do love duck sauce though I’ve never thought of making it at home. It’s so much easier than I thought and I’m quite surprised about the apricot jam. I can’t wait to try it.

      Reply
      • Diana

        September 18, 2022 at 8:16 pm

        I hear you, we are from up north and have the same problem, and when my husband ask for extra packets they wanted to charge him 75 cents, he said see ya I will not be back!!

        Reply
    10. Swathi

      January 21, 2021 at 7:50 am

      5 stars
      This homemade duck sauce looks so yum. Need to try this best with eggrolls.

      Reply
    11. Shoma

      January 20, 2021 at 11:18 pm

      Duck sauce is a must-have in our house! I usually have 10-20 packets ready but I love that you have provided a homemade recipe!

      Reply
    12. Catalina

      January 20, 2021 at 11:16 pm

      5 stars
      This sauce sounds fancy and looks so delicious! It’s on my next to make list!

      Reply
    13. Kita Bryant

      January 20, 2021 at 9:46 pm

      5 stars
      I have always wanted to make a duck sauce. This looks so good!

      Reply
    14. Mama Maggie's Kitchen

      January 20, 2021 at 8:37 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! I can’t wait to make this Homemade Duck Sauce! 2Surely, my husband and son will love to have this on our table. Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
    15. Acupofassamtea

      January 20, 2021 at 3:08 pm

      . The duck sauce sounds awesome. I love the ingredients you are using

      Reply
    16. Ruth I

      January 20, 2021 at 3:04 pm

      I’ll definitely love this sauce. This looks good and i always wanted to have this kind of flavor with my filipino fried dishes. I think I’ll be making many of this.

      Reply
    17. Tasheena

      January 20, 2021 at 11:41 am

      5 stars
      I’m a huge fan of duck sauce. I can’t wait to make this and have it on hand.

      Reply
    18. Heather D

      January 20, 2021 at 1:02 am

      I never though to make my own. This is so helpful when the chinese food place forgets it.

      Reply
    19. Heather

      January 19, 2021 at 11:58 pm

      I had no idea those were the ingredients in duck sauce! That was my favorite as a kid!

      Reply
    20. Marysa

      January 19, 2021 at 11:54 pm

      My daughter LOVES duck sauce, and I will have to give her this recipe. We never seem to have duck sauce on hand and I never thought to make our own!

      Reply
    21. Monica Simpson

      January 19, 2021 at 11:22 pm

      Is this similar to sweet and sour sauce? If so, my kids will love it. I can see them dipping their chicken nuggets into this sauce.

      Reply
    22. Amber Myers

      January 19, 2021 at 10:10 pm

      Yum, I will have to make this. I love to make egg rolls with fried rice, so this is perfect.

      Reply

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