Sauces give any dish a unique taste and aroma. Serve a side dish with sauce and it will become an independent dish, use sauces in preparing salads and you will be surprised every time with different flavors. Cuisines all over the world hide the secrets of making a large number of different sauces. Some of the most famous sauces in the world that you've probably heard of are: Bechamel, Worcestersky, Pesto, Tartar, Teriyaki and many others. Of course, you can buy any sauce in the store, but if you care about your health, we suggest you use our proven sauce recipes.
1. Homemade sweet chili sauce
Sweet, spicy and ideal with shrimp
½ cup sugar
¼ cups of rice vinegar
½ cup water
1 ½ tablespoon garlic, minced
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon sriracha sauce
1½ tablespoon flour
½ teaspoon salt
2. Alabama style white barbecue sauce
2 cups mayonnaise
⅓ cups of white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons of horseradish
3. Homemade chimichurri
1 large bunch of parsley and cilantro
2 cloves of garlic
1 shallot or 1/2 regular onion
2 tbsp wine vinegar
100 ml olive oil
hot pepper (if desired)
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp ground cumin
salt
black pepper
4. Kansas City style BBQ sauce
2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, crush
1 tbsp. tomato sauce
1/2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1/2 tbsp. ketchup
3 tbsp. l. dark brown sugar
3 tbsp. l. molasses
3 tbsp. l. Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp. l. tomato paste
1 tbsp. l. mustard
1 tsp garlic powder
coarse salt
2 tsp liquid smoke (flavoring liquid smoke)
5. Homemade teriyaki sauce
This sauce can be made in just a few minutes by boiling brown sugar with soy sauce and honey.
1 cup of water
5 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ cups of soy sauce
1-2 tablespoons honey
1 large clove of garlic, well chopped
½ teaspoon chopped ginger
6. Homemade harris sauce
3 bell peppers
6 tablespoons toasted coriander seeds
6 tablespoons toasted cumin
40 gr. dried chili peppers
10 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons sea salt
250 ml olive oil
7. Steak sauce
1 head of garlic
½ onion
½ sweet red pepper
½ teaspoon vegetable oil
Salt, pepper (to taste)
¼ cups of Worcester sauce
¼ cups of red wine sauce
a tablespoon of cane sugar
8. Homemade Sriracha sauce
200 gr. red chili
2 tbsp. l. Sahara
1 tbsp. l. salt
4 cloves of garlic
250 ml. vinegar
9. Honey sesame sauce, peanut sauce, spicy soy sauce
Honey sesame sauce
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tsp wine vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
50 gr. ginger
50 gr. roasted sesame seeds
Peanut sauce
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
Hot water
Chopped peanuts
Spicy soy sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tsp chili sauce
1 tsp honey
Green onions
Fried sesame
10. Mayonnaise with chipotle peppers
1 chipotle pepper
½ cup mayonnaise
⅓ cups of Greek yogurt
¼ cups of chopped cilantro
¼ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp dried dill
salt to taste
11. Vegetarian Pesto Sauce
You only need 5 ingredients: walnuts, pea shoots, olive oil, mint and garlic
12. Green curry paste
2-3 cloves of garlic
a pair of shallots
2-3 green chili peppers
a small piece of fresh ginger
1 tsp with a heap of ground coriander
½ tsp ground cumin
1 stem of lemongrass
1 lime
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
a large bunch of fresh cilantro, finely chopped with the stalks
3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
13. Calabrian pesto
1 small eggplant, peeled and diced
2 tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1 red chilli pepper, seeded and finely chopped
half a small onion, finely chopped
2 plum tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/3 cup basil
freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
14. Avocado sauce
1 large ripe avocado
1/2 tbsp. sour cream
1/4 tbsp. milk
1 tbsp. l. lemon juice
1/2 tsp rice vinegar
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. l. chopped dried parsley
1/4 tsp salt
15. Dried Tomato Pesto
1 cup dried tomatoes
1 cup basil leaves
1/4 cup fresh parsley
4 cloves of garlic
1 shallots
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 tbsp. l. tomato paste
1/2 tsp cock pepper flakes
1/2 tsp oregano
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp flour
16. Hummus from Buffalo
1 can of cooked chickpeas (440 g), washed and dried
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp salt 2 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp. l. (30 g) tahini
1 tbsp. l. (15 ml) any hot sauce
1 tbsp. l. (15 ml) lemon juice
1/2 cup (90 g) roasted red pepper
2 tbsp. l. (28 ml) olive oil or liquid from a jar of chickpeas (water can be used)
cayenne pepper to taste
17. Pesto with almonds and cilantro
2 cups cilantro leaves
1/2 cup ground almonds
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 teaspoon chopped serrano pepper
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil
Marinades
18. Marinade based on balsamic vinegar and whiskey
1 tbsp. l. balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp. l. whiskey
1 tbsp. l. honey
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp. l. olive oil
1 tbsp. l. butter
19. Marinade for shrimp
1 small head of garlic
1 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
1 lime, juice
1 tbsp. l. Dry white wine
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp chili sauce
20. Spicy marinade
1 cup cooked red pepper sauce
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lime juice
2 cloves of garlic, minced
21. Sweet chicken marinade
Balsamic vinegar (1/2 cup) + honey (1/2 cup) + cane sugar (1/2 cup) + soy sauce (1/4 cup) + garlic (3 cloves)
22. Garlic-honey salmon marinade
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
2-3 cloves of garlic (chopped)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
23. Marinade with tofu
450 gr. tofu cheese
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp. l. olive oil
1 large head of garlic, chopped
a handful of chopped herbs of your choice (like basil)
salt and pepper
24. Herbal Marinade
Onions, fresh rosemary, juice of one lemon, olive oil and some ground pepper.
