Sauces
Tartar Sauce
Fresh tartar sauce is so easy to make, I never buy it. Homemade has a fresher taste and when I have leftovers, I always seem to find another way to serve (a dip for veggies, etc.)
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Crab Stock
We’re blessed to live in an area where we can go crabbing in the Puget Sound. SInce Dungeness crabs are plentiful, I end up cracking a lot of crabs and love making stock from the shells. This stock makes a great base for soups or to use as an ingredient with rice for that hint…
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Green Chili Hot Sauce
I signed up for a local pea patch garden last year, and this year I decided to grown a variety of chili peppers. We had a late summer, so I’m just now harvesting an array of peppers. I wanted a good base recipe that would work with the different peppers. This one is perfect. It…
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Habanero Mango Hot Sauce
This is a great basic sweet and spicy sauce. We love on pork chops, ribs and chicken. Grill your meat with basic SPOG and then baste with this sauce near the end. You don’t need any additional sugar, since the mangoes and carrots are natural sweeteners.
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Thai Peanut Sauce
I have never been a fan of peanuts or peanut butter, but have heard and read many timesthat Thai peanut sauce is really great. I never ventured to try until recent years and was surprised how much I love this sauce! Typically it’s called satay sauce. This sauce is so easy to make and handy…
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Spicy Hoisin Sauce
I like to spice up store-bought hoisin sauce with this recipe. It becomes a great sweet and spicy sauce that works well on pork chops and ribs. You can also thin the sauce a bit by adding toasted sesame oil to use in a veggie/meat stir fry.
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Korean Hot Sauce
We love this Korean hot sauce. It’s easy to make and goes well on many different foods. I have added to veggies in a stir fry, used as a sauce on chicken wings and even drizzled over scrambled eggs. This sauce is super versatile and not too spicy. I have tried a couple variations of different recipes…
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Chimichurri Sauce
I love this sauce served on the side with steak, but it’s also great as a cooked coating over potatoes.
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Chipotle Aioli
We serve this sauce with our Dungeness crab cakes, but you can serve with a variety of dishes. It has just enough spice!
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Creamy Horseradish Sauce
We serve horseradish sauce with all beef roasts and steaks, just can’t go wrong in my book. If you prefer your sauce a bit spicier, add an additional tablespoon of the pickled horseradish.
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