CHEF JEFF -- ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Tangy Hot Sauce

This would go well over chicken, rice, pot stickers or egg rolls.

Tangy Hot Sauce

1 cup orange juice

½ cup light brown sugar

2 tablespoons orange marmalade

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

½ teaspoon minced parsley

¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

¼ teaspoon minced garlic

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

Combine all ingredients except vinegar in a medium saucepan. Simmer over medium-low heat 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar.

Yield: About 1½ cups.

Approximate nutritional analysis per 2-tablespoon serving: 64 calories, 16 percent of calories from fat), 1 gram fat (no saturated, no monounsaturated), no cholesterol, no protein, 14 grams carbohydrates, no fiber, 180 milligrams sodium.

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