Recipe Types sauces and condiments

Crème Fraîche Chocolate Sauce

Crème Fraîche Chocolate Sauce

This is a simple delicious sauce for éclairs and other desserts. Ingredients 1½ oz low-fat butter 1½ oz caster sugar 1½ fluid oz (70 ml) crème fraîche 1½ oz plain chocolate Procedure Melt all the ingredients together in a saucepan…

Chocolate Sauce

Chocolate Sauce

A simple recipe that is a delicious sauce for Éclairs and other desserts. Ingredients 1½ oz butter 1½ oz caster sugar 1½ fluid oz (70 ml) double cream 1½ oz plain chocolate Procedure Melt all the ingredients in a saucepan…

Chipotle Dip

Chipotle Dip

This is great as a dip to spice up garlic bread, or a spread on burger buns. Ingredients 1 cup sour cream ¼ cup mayonnaise 4 chipotle chiles in adobo, stemmed 1 pinch of salt ¼ tsp freshly-ground black pepper…

Chili Oil

Chili Oil

Chili oil is a common ingredient, garnish and condiment in the cuisines of China and Vietnam, both for the complex and spicy flavours it imparts as well as its rich, red colour. While available in jars at most large Asian…

Char-Broiled Sirloin Steak with Cabernet Butter Sauce

Char-Broiled Sirloin Steak with Cabernet Butter Sauce

Ingredients Steak 1 top sirloin steak (also goes by the name: center cut, top butt, and hip) Salt Freshly-ground black pepper Olive oil 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, sliced thinly and brought to room temperature Cabernet butter sauce ½ cup Cabernet…

Cayenne Hot Sauce

Cayenne Hot Sauce

This hot sauce tastes very much like Tabasco and other vinegar-based cayenne hot sauces. Ingredients ¾ cup malt vinegar ¼ cup cayenne pepper 1 tbsp salt Procedure Combine all ingredients. Store indefinitely at room temperature in a squirt bottle.

Cashew Gravy

Cashew Gravy

This gravy is a thick cashew-based sauce that tastes great on vegetables. Cashew gravy is traditionally one way of making a creamy vegan sauce—use unsweetened soy milk instead of milk if a vegan recipe is desired. Ingredients ½ thinly-sliced onion…

Caramelized Sweet and Sour Onion Marmalade

Caramelized Sweet and Sour Onion Marmalade

Ingredients 4 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil 4 large yellow or white onions, sliced into thin strips ½ cups white granulated sugar ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ¼ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper Procedure Heat oil in a…

Caramelized Raspberry Sauce

Caramelized Raspberry Sauce

Ingredients 1 cup frozen raspberries, thawed ¼ cup white granulated sugar ¼ cup heavy cream 1 pinch of salt (optional) ¼ cup unsalted butter, divided 1 tbsp vanilla extract Ice cream or fruit Procedure Place berries on a baking sheet…

Brandy Butter

Brandy Butter

Ingredients 75 g unsalted butter 75 g sieved icing sugar or caster sugar 2 tbsp brandy Procedure Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the brandy. Chill before serving. Serve with Christmas pudding and…

Black Pepper Syrup

Black Pepper Syrup

Ingredients 1 tsp ground black pepper ¼ cup (60 ml) water ¼ cup (60 ml) granulated white sugar 1 tsp lemon juice (optional) Procedure Combine pepper, water, sugar and lemon in a saucepan, and heat slowly until the sugar dissolves…

Beurre à la Bourguignonne (Garlic Scallion Butter)

Beurre à la Bourguignonne (Garlic Scallion Butter)

Beurre à la Bourguignonne, or garlic butter, is a compound butter flavored primarily with garlic. In this case, it also includes shallots and parsley. Ingredients ½ cup butter 2 tbsp chopped shallots 1–3 cloves garlic, mashed or grated with a…