Apparently, this sweet-and-sour condiment came to Washington D.C. via Chicago, where it somehow became a staple in Chinese take-out restaurants, served as a condiment with fried chicken wings, among other things. That’s as much background as you're getting here, and like many other regional culinary specialties, the history is murky.
All I know is that this was great with fried chicken wings
, and I look forward to finding other uses for it, although I’m not sure French fries
is going to be one of them. I’m a ketchup guy, and probably too old to change. Having said that, I can see this catching on, and for once, I’ll be ahead of a trend.
They say every takeout place in D.C. has their own secret recipe
, but there were quite a few published recipes on the Internet, and so this is sort of a composite, based on the extensive, 20 minutes of research I did. Stay tuned for the chicken wing experiment I mentioned in the video, and in anticipation, I really do hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy!
Ingredients for about 4 cups of Mumbo Sauce:
1 can (6-oz) tomato paste![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=46474b30a86c02f57cf6d1667bcce313&_cb=1518803075915)
2/3 cup ketchup![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=103b95b194263bcbc7db4f39458bb8f9&_cb=1518803121755)
1 cup pineapple juice![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=47f96921eb722cf2bb8a75c4d479491e&_cb=1518803144240)
1 cup distilled white vinegar![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=bee66fdc111f67cd756f359ee15dbb16&_cb=1518803176136)
1 lemon
, juiced
2/3 cup sugar![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=4e20dfc37ec11f55a8b5bbe3ef92e82c&_cb=1518803215912)
1/4 cup honey![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=e172465071485b394b9f9350ce0f25dd&_cb=1518803233220)
2 tablespoons soy sauce![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=09072d2da025adbc0ff555e575d79e23&_cb=1518803243165)
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=07e5fb5cbb78b428e1378cfe965a1e52&_cb=1518803290404)
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper![](https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=bisnisonli035-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=257de60df56eb48424bc2eef3e1f4eba&_cb=1518803302085)
- Please note: Every one of these ingredients is “to taste.”