Sauces
Sauces bring a dish together through flavor, moisture, and texture. Cheese sauces, gravies, pan sauces, salsas, and sweet finishes give this collection a range of uses across the meal. Browse for something to spoon over, stir through, dip into, or serve alongside another preparation, choosing the sauce that fits both the food and the occasion.
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Barbecue Sauces & Glazes
Fruit glazes and barbecue sauces offer different balances of sweetness, acidity, and chile flavor. Blackberry-chipotle and Dr Pepper preparations provide contrasting ways to finish or accompany a suitable dish.
Cranberry Sauces
Cranberry sauces bring fruit acidity and sweetness to an accompaniment. Fresh cranberry, mixed-berry, and wine-based preparations offer different flavors and textures to serve beside a meal.
Cream & Cheese Sauces
Cheese and cream sauces range from French Mornay to lighter Parmesan preparations and other finishes. Browse for a sauce with the body and flavor suited to the dish you want to serve.
Dipping & Table Sauces
Creamy jalapeño and blue cheese preparations offer different flavors for a dipping or table sauce. These recipes provide accompaniments to serve with another dish rather than a complete meal on their own.
Gravies
Country gravy and turkey gravies give this collection several savory directions. Browse preparations that bring body and seasoning to a dish, with the method of thickening and finishing explained in each recipe.
Hot Sauces
Chile crunch, salsa verde, and dill pickle hot sauce offer different ways to bring heat to the table. The recipes vary in ingredients and texture as well as the character of their chile flavor.
Pan Sauces & Savory Finishing Sauces
Roasted garlic cream sauce and seafood mushroom sauces offer ways to finish a savory dish. These preparations gather flavor into a sauce to accompany the main ingredient at serving.
Pasta Sauces & Pestos
Herb pestos and creamy Parmesan sauces provide different ways to dress pasta. Browse for a sauce’s ingredients and texture, then pair it with a preparation that suits the finished dish.
Salsas & Savory Condiment Sauces
Roasted salsa ranchera, cucumber salsa, and fruit-based combinations offer sauces with different textures. These savory accompaniments can bring freshness, acidity, or chile flavor to the dish they accompany.
Sweet & Dessert Sauces
Hot fudge, salted caramel, and bourbon caramel offer different finishes for a dessert. These sweet sauces provide flavor and moisture in a portion to pour, spoon, or serve alongside another preparation.
In this collection

Country Gravy
This is a beautiful example of classic, very old-school American country cooking. There are a lot of variations, and this is my favorite. This goes on fried chicken,…

Lemon Curd
Lemon curd in the Vitamix is a delightful lemon spread made with eggs, sugar, butter, and, of course, lemons! The Vitamix makes this recipe a breeze. It is…

Chimichurri Sauce
This bright sauce, filled with herbs, has some Jalapeño in it for an added punch. Use this Argentinian condiment to top grilled meats and fish or toss with…

Zhoug Sauce
If you’re a Trader Joe’s fanatic, it’s likely that you know all about zhoug, a spicy, herbal sauce with a cult-like following. Pronounced “zoog,” zhoug is a Middle…

Cabernet Cranberry and Blueberry Sauce
Cabernet Cranberry and Blueberry Sauce – Move over boring cranberry sauce! Cranberries are so much better with blueberries and wine! Make your own sauce in 30 minutes, so…

Triple Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry fans will ask for this sauce again and again. It’s loaded with their favorite fruit—in fresh, dried and juice form. Orange and allspice make it awesome. Ingredients…

Brown Sugar Balsamic Strawberry Sauce
This sweet strawberry sauce, flavored with brown sugar and balsamic, is a great way to jazz up classic vanilla ice cream. Ingredients 2 lb. strawberries 1/3 cup dark…

Quick Balsamic Reduction with Port
A gently reduced mixture of balsamic vinegar, sugar, and port gives a sweet-tart drizzle. It mimics some richness of aged vinegar but is not genuinely aged balsamic. Recipe…
Japanese Shrimp Sauce
This delicious recipe for Shrimp Sauce Yum Yum Sauce will have you believing that you are sitting at the finest Japanese restaurant. Ingredients 2 Cups (440g) of Mayonnaise…
