Mango Atchar
Atchar is a spicy condiment, often eaten with a curry. It comes from the Indian cuisine in South Africa. In India, it is spelled Achar, and the word means pickle in Hindi. Usually the atchar made in South Africa is…
Recipe Types sauces and condiments
Raita
Raita is an Indian garnish often served with spiced dishes. It acts as a cooling flavour as the fat in the yogurt dissolves and mollifies chili in the curry, while the taste of cucumber and fresh mint or other herbs…
Tartar Sauce
This is a basic tartar sauce, suitable for fish and chips. The recipe is largely based on a trial and error recreation of one particular restaurant’s tartar sauce and is not typical of most tartar sauces. Ingredients 10 ounces (280…
New Orleans Style Chicken Wing Dipping Sauce
Ingredients 1 jar (12 ounces) of refrigerated chunky blue cheese dressing ¾ cup Creole mustard ⅓ cup scallions, finely chopped (reserve a teaspoon of chopped green tops for garnish) 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning Procedure Combine all ingredients and refrigerate at…
Cheese Sauce I
Cheese sauce is a variation of Béchamel Sauce. Ingredients 2½ tablespoons butter 1½ tablespoons flour 1 cup heavy whipping cream or ½ cup whole milk, hot 1 cup cream cheese ½ cup grated cheddar cheese ⅓ cup grated mozzarella cheese…
Wow-Wow Sauce
Wow-Wow Sauce is a sauce, apparently created by Dr. William Kitchiner in the early 19th century. It contains port, wine vinegar, pickled cucumbers or Pickled Walnuts, English mustard and mushroom ketchup in a base of beef stock, flour and butter.…
Savory Mustard Sauce
This savory mustard sauce is great on filet mignon or pork tenderloin, or as a grilling baste for chicken. Ingredients ½ cup Dijon mustard ¼ cup chicken broth 1 ¼ tsp cornstarch 1 pinch of salt ¼ tsp freshly ground…
Mustard Dip
This mustard dip can be used as a dip or spread in place of butter or plain mayonnaise. Ingredients ½ cup Dijon mustard ¼ cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon commercially-prepared horseradish Procedure Mix all the ingredients together. Store refrigerated for up…
Morel Mushroom Sauce
Ingredients 3 Tbsp butter 3 cups gray morel mushrooms, cut into slices less than 1 inch long ¼ cup thinly-sliced green onion tops ½ Tbsp dried parsley ¼ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp pepper 1 tsp salt ½ cup dry white…
German Style Sweet Mustard (Senf)
Senf is German for “mustard”. This particular senf, known as ‘Süßer Senf’, has a sweet, yet sharp taste that makes it great on sandwiches and crackers. While this recipe is from a 3rd or 4th generation German American, such recipes…
Carrot Jam
As carrots are fairly sweet, they can often be used in sweet dishes with good results. One such recipe is carrot jam; this is a simple version from Denmark. Ingredients 1 kg carrots, peeled and finely grated ¼ liter water…
Caramel Sauce I
Ingredients 2 cups (480 g) granulated sugar 5 cups (1.2 L) boiling water Procedure Melt sugar in saucepan and heat slowly, stirring constantly until golden brown Carefully stir in the boiling water. Cook for 3 minutes, then remove from the…