Sauces/20 recipes

Thai-style stir-fried eggplant with ground pork, garlic, green chili, fish sauce, and fresh basil. Fast, punchy weeknight wok cooking in under 20 minutes.

Thai peanut sauce with coconut milk, red curry paste, chili paste, and peanut butter. Rich, spicy, and ready in 20 minutes. Serve with satay or as a dip.

Hoisin-marinated grilled pork tenderloin with rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil. Five-ingredient marinade, 20 minutes hands-on, restaurant-quality results.

Salsa borracha (drunken sauce) with beer, butter-toasted chili powder, jalapenos, tomatoes, and garlic. A quick, bold enchilada sauce ready in 20 minutes.

Baby shark fry coats fillets in flour and beaten egg, pan-fries them in corn oil, and tops with a simple tomato-onion pan sauce. A 20-minute Mediterranean-style fish dinner.

Noodles tossed with sauteed mushrooms, strips of ham, and Parmesan in a buttery garlic sauce with tomato. A quick weeknight pasta dinner ready in 20 minutes.

Fettuccine with shrimp in a creamy herb sauce made from soup mix, milk, green peas, and Parmesan. A fast weeknight pasta dinner ready in 20 minutes with pantry staples.

Microwave cauliflower au gratin with a quick cheddar cheese sauce made from scratch. Ready in under 20 minutes using just a microwave, no oven needed.

Broccoli with lemon sauce using just three ingredients and no added fat. A simple, diabetic-friendly side dish ready in 20 minutes with bright citrus flavor.

Rotelle with Provencal tomato sauce: a no-cook raw tomato sauce with balsamic vinegar, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, capers, and fresh basil tossed with hot pasta. Ready in 20 minutes.

Three-ingredient chocolate dipping sauce with melted milk chocolate, heavy cream, and hazelnut liqueur. A rich, silky fondue-style sauce ready in 20 minutes.

Chicken livers browned in bacon drippings, simmered in dry sherry and tomato sauce with mushrooms, onions, and herbs. Served over rice, polenta, or pasta with grated Parmesan. Ready in 20 minutes.

Turkey sautéed with pears and pecans pan-cooks sliced turkey breast in a quick apple juice and cream sauce, finished with sliced pears and toasted nuts. Elegant 20-minute fall dinner.

Quick Southwestern casserole layered with zucchini, corn, fried tortilla quarters, and green chilies in a spiced tomato sauce, smothered in melted cheddar. Ready in 20 minutes.

Paillard of fresh fish with salsa beurre blanc: firm fish pounded ultra-thin, broiled 2 minutes, and topped with a French butter sauce spiked with salsa fresca. Ready in 20 minutes.

Indonesian Chicken and Rice is a 20-minute stir-fry with curry, ginger, soy sauce, and chopped peanuts - a nasi goreng-inspired weeknight dinner built on leftover cooked rice.