Sauces recipes

Pork medallions seared and finished with a red wine pan sauce built on shallots, ginger, balsamic, honey, and butter. Bistro-style technique that turns boneless pork loin into a 35-minute dinner.

This tasty dish has a yellow sauce made from red chili peppers, lemon grass and galangal.

Stuffed squid in saffron sauce: whole squid bodies filled with chopped tentacles, smoked ham, Parmesan, and breadcrumbs, then braised in a saffron-tomato-white wine sauce. Spanish-Italian dinner-party seafood.

Indian pork in spinach sauce braises cubed pork with garam masala, ginger, yogurt, and chilies, finished with puréed spinach. A rich, saag-style curry that deepens with slow oven time.

Gingerbread waffles with peach sauce blend molasses, brown sugar and warm spices into a cake-textured waffle, finished with glossy cornstarch-thickened peach syrup. A holiday-flavored weekend brunch.

Deep-fried pineapple fritters with crushed pineapple folded into the batter, served with a brown sugar and pineapple juice sauce. Crispy outside, fruity and tender inside.

This succulent dish is easy to make in a crockpot and will have you licking your chops after every bite.

Apple BBQ sauce simmers low and slow into a sweet-tangy, fruit-forward barbecue sauce with sweated onion and a mellow apple base. Made for slathering on pulled pork, ribs, and grilled chicken. A homemade sauce worth the simmer.

Hot-sauce chili simmers cubed beef chuck with green chilies, hot pepper sauce, chili powder, and cumin into a no-bean Texas-style chili. Two-stage cook for fork-tender beef.

Fish in horseradish sauce: poached white fish chilled and napped with a creamy roux-based horseradish sauce, finished with sour cream and sieved hard-boiled eggs. A traditional cold Eastern European starter.

Cold or warm noodles tossed in a Chinese tahini sauce with sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili paste, and fresh ginger. Nutty, spicy, and ready fast.

Microwave salmon with herb mayonnaise sauce of parsley, dill, and scallions. A quick 20-minute salmon dinner that keeps the fish moist and flavorful without heating the oven.

Crispy fried chicken wings brushed with spicy butter and hot sauce, served with a chunky homemade blue cheese dipping sauce. The ultimate game day appetizer that pairs with ice-cold beer.

Chinese wok-braised chicken wings glazed in oyster sauce, soy sauce, dry sherry, and fresh ginger. Simmered then basted until sticky, glossy, and irresistibly savory.

Red grapes with a creamy banana-yogurt sauce spiked with rum, served in wine glasses with mint or pistachios. A healthy, elegant no-cook dessert in 10 minutes.

Frozen pudding made with vanilla ice cream, chopped walnuts, and preserved fruits, served with a creamy royal grape sauce. A vintage frozen dessert with an elegant custard topping.