Sugar and sweeteners in dishes

[d14]

Do any of you use sweeteners? I found a recipe I really want to try today, but it requires NINE (yes, 9!) tablespoons of sugar...could I just replace that with sweetener or would it not taste the same? Each tablespoon of sugar is 3 syns so it would be 27 for the whole dish

 

[PatchworkPuss]

Yes you can - there are lots of recipes in the recipe section that use sweeteners. What are you making?

 

[d14]

Thank you im making chinese style salt and chilli chicken (quorn pieces instead of chicken) I got the recipe from a chef who works in a chinese takeaway so I hope it turns out similar! Thankfully everything else in the recipe is syn-free. Should I use 9 tablespoons of the sweetener or more/less? I haven't used it before!

thank you

 

[Lisamc86]

Yum yum... You'll have to try and share chicks xx

 

[d14]

If it turns out nice i'll post pics and the recipe tonight he gave me a few other things too but unfortunately a lot of dishes require a lot of oil! The chilli chicken should have 5 tablespoons of salt but I think i'll cut that down a bit too. xx

 

[mrsthunderbolt]

Sounds gorgeous, I'm veggie so always looking out for new ideas

 

[PatchworkPuss]

Aah I thought you were doing some sort of dessert. how exactly is the sugar used in the recipe as there are certain things that sweetener won't do such as caramelising?

 

[d14]

Its just mixed in with seasoning and then sprinkled on the chicken in the wok

 

[AnnaFaraday]

Are you quite sure about this? 9 level tablespoons is over 4 ounces of sugar. If they were heaped tablespoons, it would be twice as much. That's a whole lot of sugar for a savoury dish. Sure it isn't teaspoons?

 

[d14]

I'm positive, he even wrote "yes, nine tablespoons!" after it.

 

[Auburn]

Wow! Depending which sweetener you are using, check their website. Splenda is sweeter per volume than sugar, you only need a fifth (or something) when you use that in baking instead of sugar... I can't remember the exact ratio off the top of my head..

 

[d14]

Just made it and it was SO yummy! I changed the recipe around a little bit, and used 2 tablespoons of sweetener, 1/2 tablespoon sugar and 2 table spoons (less than full tablespoons) of salt instead of 9 tablespoons of sugar and 5 tablespoons of salt...I really enjoyed it.

 

[susanmc40]

Would love to try it. Can you post the recipe please?

 

[d14]

No problem I will post the recipe in the morning (with pictures) as I'm on my phone right now xo

 

[susanmc40]

Great thanks