“It is the sauce that distinguishes a good chef. The Saucier is a soloist in the orchestra of a great kitchen.” – Fernand Point
So true! You can saute a chicken breast to perfection and make a great meal, but if you know how to make simple pan sauces, you can prepare a hundred different meals. Furthermore, you are going to find every cuisine has it’s own style of sauces, some similar, some completely different.
For example, Italian sauces for pasta like a Genovese sauce are much different from classic French sauces like a demi glace sauce. A simple soy ginger sauce for Chinese dumplings looks and tastes different from an Indian curry sauce. Even barbecue sauces can be different depending on where you live.
So here are some of my favorite sauces from various cuisines that you can enjoy with your favorite meals.
An Artichoke Sauce for Pasta I found this recipe on a box of penne pasta last night that I cooked for my kid’s dinner. It’s a simple, straightforward recipe that I adapted a little but I can’t wait to try. If you read my blog or visit my web site, you’ll notice I am always […]
Another Great Shortcut Meal Another “shortcut meal” I pulled together this week was prepared by sautéing some boneless, skinless chicken breasts in olive oil and butter and finishing in a commercial sauce I found at Whole Foods. The Tikka Masala Sauce is from Maya Kaimal’s line of products. She is an expert on Indian food […]
Chicken with Whole Grain Mustard Cream Sauce This recipe comes from Chef Jim Ruch, a boat chef from Florida who travels all over the world cooking on various size yachts for all sorts of interesting people. We met online when he asked me to help promote his cooking DVD, One Pan Wonder. This recipe is […]
Bacon and Pea Gnocchi We often visit State College, PA (Town of Knowledge and Penn State Football) to visit my wife’s parents and her sister Judy who is an excellent home cook and someone you will see me write about often. On a visit a couple of months ago Judy told me about her neighbor’s […]
The Secret to Making a Quick Green Peppercorn Sauce Recipe Demi-Glace The big difference between this shorter version of the Green Peppercorn Sauce recipe and the longer version is the use of Demi-Glace. Demi glace is a brown sauce reduction made from beef and veal stock that has been reduced for hours and hours down […]
50 Minute Recipe for Preparing Green Peppercorn Sauce My wife handed me this recipe cut out from our local newspaper the other day and said let’s try this. It was for Meatballs with a Green-Peppercorn Sauce. The meatballs looked pretty standard and I will talk about them some other time but I was really interested […]
Wild Mushroom Sauce Recipe for Steak This recipe for steak with wild mushroom sauce was posted back in 1997 and one of the first recipes I posted on the this site. I’ve made a few changes but it still holds up. – RG My wife and I spent Valentine’s Day 1997 with five good friends […]
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How to Make the Best Beef Wellington This Beef Wellington recipe has become a tradition in our house. We prepare it every couple of years for Christmas and made it again this year. If I’m lucky, we will have it next year and the year after that. My wife originally found a recipe in Fine […]
Christmas Standing Rib Roast Thanksgiving is a holiday in which turkey really shines. Many of you would rather not deal with another turkey just four weeks after Thanksgiving. Some of you might still have some frozen leftovers. The Christmas meal is a celebratory meal, and as such, celebration food is a natural at the Christmas […]
How to Bake A Ham For Christmas
Baked Christmas Ham Recipe Would you like to serve a wonderfully flavorful and juicy ham for the holidays? Here’s a can’t-go-wrong recipe that will have your guests asking for seconds, and for a plate of leftovers, as well. Be sure to read about the history of serving ham on Christmas and the various types of […]
