354 butters sauce recipes

Fat-free cocoa squares with applesauce instead of butter or oil. A hot cocoa-brown sugar sauce poured over the batter before baking creates a gooey, self-saucing chocolate dessert.

Three-ingredient primavera cream sauce with heavy cream, butter, and Parmesan melted into a silky coating for pasta or spring vegetables. Quick Italian-style white sauce ready in 10 minutes.

Quick mushroom sauce of sliced mushrooms browned in butter and finished with a splash of Worcestershire. A fast, savory pan sauce to spoon over steak, omelets, or fish. Ready in minutes.

Rosemary beet sauce, a vivid crimson reduction made from juiced beets infused with fresh rosemary, finished with red wine and butter. A striking restaurant-style sauce for roast meats and seared fish.

Glazed carrots in a sweet orange juice and raisin sauce thickened with cornstarch. A bright, naturally sweet side dish with no butter or cream needed.

Pesto-crusted salmon and sea scallops bake together over a bed of garlic butter sauce. A 5-ingredient seafood dinner with herby green pesto, golden breadcrumbs, and silky scallop sweetness.

Grilled chicken halves stuffed under the skin with blanched garlic and Italian parsley, finished with a lemon-butter garlic sauce. Simple, fragrant, and charcoal-kissed.

Hungarian meatballs simmer in a paprika-rich onion and red wine sauce, fragrant with caraway and marjoram, then thickened into a glossy gravy. Spoon over buttered noodles or boiled potatoes for a cozy main.

Sweet and fruity sauce made from applesauce, apple butter, raisins, and maple syrup, simmered until thick and glossy for ham.

Pork medallions marinated in red wine, ginger, honey, balsamic vinegar, and thyme, pan-seared and finished with a reduced wine-shallot butter sauce. A French bistro-style pork dish.

Microwave teriyaki potatoes with red-skinned potatoes tossed in teriyaki sauce, butter, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. A quick 30-minute side dish.

Lemony veal piccata with capers, white wine, garlic, and butter in a classic Italian pan sauce. Thin veal cutlets sauteed golden and finished with a bright, tangy reduction. Ready in 35 minutes.

Savoury salmon bread cases with flaked salmon in a creamy white sauce with gherkins, mayonnaise, and lemon juice, spooned into crispy buttered bread cups. A retro appetizer or light lunch.

Homemade chocolate sauce with semi-sweet chocolate, butter, sugar, and a splash of vanilla. Glossy, pourable, and shelf-stable for 6 months in the fridge. The make-ahead dessert sauce that beats every jarred version.

Seared beef tenderloin with a three-citrus butter sauce made from lemon, lime, and orange juice reduced with red wine. Restaurant-level elegance, surprisingly simple.

Fresh spinach wilts into a savory peanut butter sauce with sautéed onions and tomatoes in this quick 15-minute West African side dish.