548 red sauce recipes

Sangrita with tomato juice, orange juice, lime juice, minced onion, and hot sauce chilled and served over ice. The traditional Mexican chaser for tequila, or a tangy nonalcoholic refresher on its own.

Italian vegetable brochettes with angel hair pasta: grilled eggplant, zucchini, fennel, bell peppers, and mushrooms over thyme-smoked coals, tossed with pasta in a tomato-thyme marinade sauce. Vegan, oil-free.

Very berry salsa is a sweet-savory fruit salsa of blueberries and strawberries with Vidalia onion, blueberry vinegar, and toasted almonds. Served over sorbet or with pork and poultry.

North Carolina chopped barbecue pork shoulder braised in a tangy vinegar-ketchup sauce with celery seed, nutmeg, and cinnamon, then chopped and seasoned with hot sauce.

Spicy beef back ribs grilled low and slow with indirect heat, then brushed with a tangy ketchup, lemon and hot pepper glaze. Smoky, tender, and built for charcoal grills and backyard cookouts.

Pepper pasta sauce with julienned red and yellow bell peppers, mushrooms, pepperoni, fresh tomatoes, and a dash of hot sauce, simmered 45 minutes over your favorite pasta.

Broiled crab melts on Melba toast rounds with lime, green onion, and hot mustard, topped with bubbling Swiss cheese. A two-bite appetizer for parties, ready in 20 minutes.

Quick winter apple chutney made with dried apples, applesauce, raisins, fresh ginger, and brown rice vinegar. A low-fat, vegetarian condiment for roasted meats or cheese.

Cranberry-orange gelatin salad mold with red wine, fresh orange puree, and cranberry sauce. A jewel-toned retro side dish for holiday tables.

Soy marinated mushrooms, a make-ahead appetizer of fresh mushrooms steeped overnight in a hot brine of soy sauce, red wine vinegar, sherry, sugar, and minced onion. Tangy, savory, deeply umami.

A one-dish cod casserole with sliced red potatoes, broccoli spears, and white sauce, topped with seasoned breadcrumbs and baked until golden. Uses frozen fish straight from the freezer for a no-thaw weeknight dinner.

Slow cooker pork shoulder steaks browned and layered over onions, peppers, and tomatoes in a cumin-spiked barbecue and red wine sauce. Set it for 6 to 8 hours and come home to fork-tender, saucy pork.

Crisp celery sticks stuffed with a creamy blue cheese, ricotta, and cottage cheese filling spiked with Tabasco. A low-carb appetizer or snack ready with zero cooking.

Cheap and easy three-bean and hominy stew with pinto beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, hominy, and taco seasoning. The dump-and-heat vegetarian pantry stew for hungry crowds on a tight budget.

Hot sweet mustard blends prepared mustard with horseradish, Dijon, hot sauce, brown sugar, and cayenne. The bratwurst-and-pretzel condiment that bites back.

Low fat yogurt onion dip blends plain yogurt with grated onion, lemon juice, parsley, horseradish, and a dash of hot sauce. A lighter alternative to sour cream onion dip with the same satisfying tang.