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One of the most versatile of all recipes are sauces. You can use them in multiple different ways to get a different taste in your appetisers, drizzle them on salads or use them for barbecue and do much more. Here are some best of the sauces for you.

You might also want to try out my dips recipes.

Homemade Szechuan sauce (Schezwan chutney) in a bowl, glossy and deep red, ready to use in fried rice, noodles, or as a dip.

Sauces

Schezwan Sauce Recipe (Szechuan Chutney)

Make this no-cook 1-minute Quick Gyoza Dipping Sauce using a few simple ingredients and serve it with your favorite dumplings (vegan).

Dips

Gyoza Dipping Sauce Recipe

Lemon Drop Hot Sauce (Aji Limo Hot Sauce) is a delicious condiment made using Peruvian Aji Limon peppers. Use it to spice up your recipes or serve it as a dip. Here is how to make it.

Sauces

Lemon Drop Hot Sauce Recipe

Sweet, savory, spicy, tangy, and sticky, all at the same time, this Thai Sweet Chili Sauce (Nam Chim Kai, Nam Jim Gai) is a versatile Asian sauce that gets ready in 10 minutes and can be stored for 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Make this Asian staple using my easy recipe (gluten-free, can be easily made vegan).

Sauces

Thai Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe

This Bonefish grill copycat sweet, spicy, and creamy bang bang sauce is the perfect sauce to drizzle over seafood, meat, or vegetables. It comes together in 5 minutes using simple ingredients. Here is a perfect recipe to make it.

Sauces

Bang Bang Sauce

This light, tangy, and super flavorful Red Wine Pasta Sauce comes together using a few ingredients in under an hour. Take your red pasta a notch higher using this easy sauce recipe (vegetarian, gluten-free, and can be easily made vegan).

Sauces

Red Wine Pasta Sauce

Make this Cava restaurant copycat Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce at home in just 5 minutes using a few simple ingredients. Use it over salads, as a dipping sauce or drizzle it over roasted veggies (vegan, gluten-free).

Sauces

Lemon Herb Tahini (Cava Copycat)

This 15-minute Easy Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce is buttery, tangy, creamy, and versatile. Enjoy it over pasta, fish, vegetables, chicken, or meat; it will weaken your knees (vegetarian).

Sauces

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

This Benihana's Copycat Hibachi Mustard Sauce comes together in just 15 minutes using 6 simple ingredients. Try it at home using my easy recipe.

Sauces

Hibachi Mustard Sauce (Benihana Copycat)

Haitian epis served in a bowl.

Sauces

Haitian Epis Recipe (Haitian Seasoning Base)

Sour cream pasta sauce served in a bowl.

Sauces

Sour Cream Pasta Sauce Recipe

A white bowl filled with smooth Green Chilli Sauce sits on a piece of burlap, surrounded by whole green chilies on a dark surface, with a blue cloth in the background.

Sauces

Green Chili Sauce Recipe (Indo Chinese)

Basil walnut pesto served in a bowl.

Sauces

Basil Walnut Pesto Recipe

Asian zing sauce served in a bowl.

Sauces

Asian Zing Sauce Recipe

Sun-dried tomato pesto served in a bowl.

Sauces

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Recipe (Pesto Rosso)

This Easy Thai Peanut Sauce with Coconut Milk is a breeze to make and is super versatile. It comes together in under 10 minutes using a few simple ingredients. Use this creamy umami-packed sauce as a dip, dressing, or marinade (vegan, can be easily made gluten-free).

Sauces

Thai Peanut Sauce Recipe

Make this creamy Pollo Tropical Copycat Cilantro Garlic Sauce at home in just 5 minutes. Serve it with tacos, wings, or any appetizer of your choice (vegetarian, gluten-free).

Sauces

Cilantro Garlic Sauce Recipe (Pollo Tropical Copycat)

Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce (Coriander Chimichurri) is a twist on the classic Argentinian chimichurri sauce. This flavorful, zesty sauce comes together in just 5 minutes and can be used in many ways.

Sauces

Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce Recipe

In and out sauce served in a bowl.

Sauces

In-N-Out Sauce Recipe

This 3 ingredient strawberry coulis is super versatile and can be made using fresh or frozen strawberries. Use it to top cheesecake, ice cream, frozen yogurt, rice pudding, and what not!

Sauces

Strawberry Coulis

Make this sweet and tangy Strawberry BBQ Sauce at home in under 40 minutes using fresh or frozen strawberries. Use this versatile sauce to grill meat, slather on meatloaf, or use it as a dip or salad dressing.

Sauces

Strawberry BBQ Sauce

Avocado basil pesto served in a bowl.

Sauces

Avocado Basil Pesto Recipe

Make this North African & Middle Eastern Spicy Harissa Sauce at home using a few simple ingredients. It is vibrant red in color and adds smokiness and heat to whatever it is added to (vegan, gluten-free).

Sauces

Spicy Harissa Sauce

Basil Mint Pesto is a flavorful take on the classic pesto with fresh mint leaves added to it. Make this versatile sauce in under 5 minutes using simple ingredients (vegetarian, gluten-free).

Sauces

Basil Mint Pesto Recipe

Pomegranate molasses is an essential ingredient in traditional Middle Eastern cooking, and it is made by reducing pomegranate juice. Here is how to make it at home using my simple recipe (vegan, gluten-free).

Sauces

Pomegranate Molasses

Boom Boom Sauce is a sweet, spicy, garlicky magic sauce that takes your snacks to another level. Make this 5-minute Sheetz copycat recipe and serve it with burgers, french fries, nachos, fried seafood, grilled veggies, or meat, or drizzle it on your salads (vegetarian).

Dips

Sheetz Copycat Boom Boom Sauce

This sweet, spicy, and savory Korean Gochujang dipping sauce comes together in 5 minutes using 5 ingredients. Use this versatile sauce as a dip or salad dressing, or drizzle it over roasted veggies or avocado toast for an umami treat.

Dips

Korean Gochujang Dipping Sauce

Learn how to make Classic Bechamel Sauce (White Sauce) at home using my super simple recipe. One of the classic French mother sauces, this perfectly smooth and creamy white sauce is great for making casseroles, souffles, and pasta dishes.

Sauces

Bechamel Sauce (White Sauce)

This homemade Yum Yum Sauce tastes just like your favorite Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse. It is tangy, sweet, and savory and comes together in just 5 minutes.

Sauces

Yum Yum Sauce (Hibachi Sauce)

Learn How To Make Sour Cream at home using just 2 ingredients and 5 minutes of active working time. The homemade version is super easy, very economical, and much better than the store-bought one (vegetarian, gluten-free).

Cooking Basics

Sour Cream

Make the best Homemade Spicy Pineapple Sauce using a few ingredients in under 20 minutes. Slather it on baked ham, grilled chicken, veggies, fish, or shrimp for a sweet, savory, and spicy kick (vegan, gluten-free).

Sauces

Homemade Spicy Pineapple Sauce

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