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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

  • Balsamic Honey BBQ Sauce

    Balsamic Honey BBQ Sauce

    Ingredients 1 cup balsamic vinegar 3/4 cup ketchup 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup honey 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt Preparation…

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  • Tangy Mustard Sauce

    Tangy Mustard Sauce

    Dijon mustard and maple syrup combine in a sweet-savory pan sauce that adds a velvety richness to chicken, and would also taste fantastic on a pork tenderloin. This…

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  • Creamy White Sauce

    Creamy White Sauce

    No Cook! Cool and tangy, this white sauce is an easy go-to recipe that you can whip up in minutes to use on hot or cold chicken, or…

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  • Spicy Orange Sauce

    Spicy Orange Sauce

    Save your weeknight chicken from the doldrums. Fresh grated ginger and orange marmalade add a little sweet-and-spicy Asian flair. Hesitant to buy sambal oelek (chili paste) just for…

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  • Balsamic and Raspberry Chili Glaze

    Balsamic and Raspberry Chili Glaze

    Ingredients 2 cups balsamic vinegar 4 tablespoons brown sugar 1/2 cup orange juice 2 sprigs rosemary 1 teaspoon chili paste 2/3 cup raspberries 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)…

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  • Cream Cheese Espuma

    Ingredients 160 g Cream cheese, full fat 340 ml heavy cream 1 g Salt 1 g Pepper Preparation Mix all the ingredients. Pass through the iSi funnel &…

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  • Mustard-Cream Sauce

    Ingredients 1 shallot, minced (about 3 Tablespoons) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 cup dry white wine 1/4 cup Creole mustard 2 teaspoons sugar 1…

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  • Croissant Turkey Giblet Gravy

    Croissant Turkey Giblet Gravy

    Old wisdom says “Waste not, want not.” Using giblets in the gravy prevents waste and adds flavor. Ingredients 4 cups day-old croissants, cubed 1 teaspoon canola oil 1/2…

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  • Croissant Turkey Gravy

    Croissant Turkey Gravy

    One of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving dinner is the gravy and it’s one of the hardest parts to master. Adding croissants is a trick to get rich…

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  • Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce

    Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce

    This easy salted caramel sauce will change your life! It’s perfect to keep in the refrigerator for ice cream sundaes, or package it up and give it as…

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