what is a sauce(s) recipe(s) that will spice up any dish (pepper, peppers)

[rrah]

A compound butter, not really a sauce, can work on fish, meat, or veggies.

[LilyMae521]

This peanut butter sauce on whole wheat linguini is to die for -


Sauté small diced onion and small clove garlic in peanut or corn oil. (I use the oil that floats on top of the natural peanut butter) Add 1/2 C peanut butter, 3 T soy sauce, 3 T white vinegar, 1 t sugar. Simmer slowly til peanut butter is evenly blended, add some warm water if it's too thick. Serves two. Or one, if you're me.


Pinda Sauce, originally Indonesian, I think.

[evening sun]

Originally Posted by LilyMae521

This peanut butter sauce on whole wheat linguini is to die for -


Sauté small diced onion and small clove garlic in peanut or corn oil. (I use the oil that floats on top of the natural peanut butter) Add 1/2 C peanut butter, 3 T soy sauce, 3 T white vinegar, 1 t sugar. Simmer slowly til peanut butter is evenly blended, add some warm water if it's too thick. Serves two. Or one, if you're me.


Pinda Sauce, originally Indonesian, I think.

That is similar to a salad dressing I make sometimes, I do the same as you & I think a bit of hoisin & some rice vinegar to thin it down. I also do not cook it, just mix it ( using green onion )

[jade408]

My favorite for many types of foods and cuisine is chimichurri sauce! Traditional Chimichurri Recipe - Michelle Bernstein | Food & Wine

You can swap the parsley for cilantro or even arugula.

Hot sauces are great too.

My go to for many many things though is vinegar or lemon juice. Acid brings out the flavors in most dishes! And soy sauce too.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by nickerman

My theory as a novice in cooking is that sauces make a recipe what it becomes. What I noticed when eating chinese food in chinese restaurants is that they are big on sauces. Their cooking might not be any better than anyone else but the sauces make the food what it is. So what are some sauce recipes that might go with almost anything.

Honestly, buy some bottled sauces & try them. Especially in the case of Asian sauces, finding the ingredients could be a problem.

[Dirt Grinder]

Sauce Esterhazy will make an old flip-flop taste good. It's usually served with beef, but it's also great poured over the accompanying veggies.

[CAjerseychick]

I made a bunch of Jamaiican brown sauce for a recipe and found it useful in stew and curries as well.
Also theres a green sauce (sorry its bought from trader joes) but its sort of a salsa that is wonderful addition on top of eggs, a burger, or in enchilada dishes or for tacos....

[LilyMae521]

Not to hijack, but I like the sound of Dirt Grinders "any old flip flop"


I can picture someone standing at the stove moving the contents of a fry pan back and forth with a wooden spatula. lol


in our house, we call it "rasgunasse" (don't know where it came from) or "bubbles quick" (which is from the British bubbles squeak, I think) but I like "any old flip flop" better.


:-)

[Southern man]

I'm not a fancy eater, so I just use the best Louisiana hot sauce made, CRYSTAL.

[jade408]

Originally Posted by Southern man

I'm not a fancy eater, so I just use the best Louisiana hot sauce made, CRYSTAL.

I love Crystal too. I am really sick of Sriracha being everywhere. Sriracha is not universally good for all foods. And it has a lot of sugar. Give me good old Crystal any day!