225 gravy recipes

Basil sunflower seed pesto with parmesan, garlic, butter, and olive oil. A budget-friendly twist on classic pesto that swaps pricey pine nuts for nutty, toasty sunflower seeds.

Vegetarian lentil hazelnut loaf with romano cheese and basil, topped with a fresh red pepper tomato sauce. A satisfying meatless main with serious flavor depth.

Old-fashioned homemade chili sauce simmered for hours from fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, brown sugar, and warm spices including cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. A classic American canned condiment recipe.

Basic Southern Italian tomato sauce with Roma tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and parsley. Ready in 30 minutes, this classic pomodoro base is vegan, naturally gluten-free, and endlessly versatile.

Cajun-style barbecue sauce simmered low with onions, sweet red bell peppers, white wine, honey, and a hint of dried mint. A from-scratch sauce with serious depth and Louisiana character.

A simple 4-spice Bengali garam masala blend of ground cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, and cloves. Warm, aromatic, and essential for authentic Bengali cooking.

Homemade Barbecue Sauce built on apple juice, tomato paste, honey, and soy sauce, simmered and blended smooth. Vegetarian, no refined sugar, with cinnamon adding warm depth.

Old-fashioned homemade chili sauce simmered low and slow with fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, celery, brown sugar, and vinegar with pickling spices. A classic canning recipe for harvest season.

A little of this warm, spicy blend goes a long way. Coming from North India, where meat is eaten more frequently than in the South, it is the kind of masala that's popular as an accompaniment for almost any meat dish, as a condiment or in the sauce.

This rich and delectable sauce is perfect over ice cream, cake or even waffles!

White miso dressing (sumiso) made with shiro miso, sake, sugar, and egg yolks. A traditional Japanese sauce for nuta-ae, karashi sumiso-ae, and kinome-ae dishes.

Kansas City-style barbecue sauce simmered from scratch with tomato paste, brown sugar, honey, beef stock, and a bold spice blend. Thick, sweet, tangy, and smoky.

Jerry's Barbecue Sauce: a slow-simmered BBQ sauce with white wine, honey, dried mint, and three cups of onion. Cajun-style with a surprising herbal note. Makes a generous batch.

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Barbecue Sauce: a smoky, sweet-tangy Cajun sauce built on bacon, pecans, honey, and citrus rinds. Pureed silky for chicken, pork, or ribs. Makes 5 cups.

Homemade barbecue sauce simmered with butter-softened onions, garlic, chili sauce, brown sugar, lemon, Worcestershire, and a full can of beer. The malty grilling sauce ready in the time it takes to fire up the coals.

Chana masaledar: spiced chickpeas simmered with cumin, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, fresh ginger, and garlic in a tomato-laced sauce. Vegan Indian comfort food.