• ¾ cups apricot jam
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or to taste
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped scallion greens
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, or to taste
• Dash of Tabasco, or to taste

1. Melt jam in a small saucepan.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients with salt and pepper to taste and serve warm.

Yield: Makes about 2 cups

Cooks’ note: Sauce may be made 2 days ahead, cooled, then chilled, covered. Reheat sauce over low heat, stirring.