20 tasty sauces you can make at home

When there are varieties of sauces, even the simplest dish acquires a sophisticated flavor. Foods like chicken and potatoes take on other airs with the mixture.

O awesome.club gathered for you recipes for simple and delicious sauces that can be made by anyone.

It’s a classic sauce that goes with almost anything. It can be used in pasta, fish and seafood and as a salad dressing.

In a saucepan, heat two cups of milk without boiling. In a deep skillet, melt three tablespoons of butter, add two tablespoons of flour and mix the two ingredients. Carefully and in small portions begin to add the milk, stirring vigorously to avoid the formation of pellets. Bring the sauce to a boil while still mixing. Cook it for 1 to 2 minutes. The sauce should have a thick consistency. Add salt and a pinch of nutmeg. Remove from fire.

Another classic. Heat a small amount of olive oil in the bottom of a large pan. Add a finely chopped onion and three crushed garlic cloves. Fry for 7 to 8 minutes. Add a spoon of oregano, 800 grams of canned tomatoes, two spoons of tomato paste and a spoon of sugar. Cook over low heat until the sauce thickens. Add four fresh, chopped and skinless tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper.

This sauce is the champion in simplicity. Finely chop a bunch of fennel without the stalks. Mash it with the blade of a knife to extract the juice. Mix the fennel with 250 grams of cream. Mince one to three cloves of garlic and add all the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.

In a pan, pour 200 ml of cream with 20% fat and start cooking on a slow fire. Add a spoonful of regular mustard (optional), a spoonful of dijon mustard, two spoonfuls of honey, squeeze the juice of a quarter of a lemon and mix everything. In a skillet, heat the mustard seeds (1 tsp) and cilantro (1/2 tsp) slightly. Once they are golden, add the sauce. When it starts to thicken, add your favorite herbs (fennel, parsley, chives…) and remove from the heat.

In a pan, mix 200 grams of cubed Philadelphia cheese, 10 ml of vegetable oil and 200 ml of sour cream. Cook over medium heat until it boils, stirring occasionally. When the sauce starts to boil, reduce the heat and add seasonings to your liking: basil and pepper can be good options. Continue mixing so that the sauce does not form pellets. Add 50 grams of grated cheese and taste it.

Another simple, delicious and quick to prepare sauce. Six spoonfuls of mayonnaise; or six of sour cream; or three of mayonnaise and three of sour cream. Finely chop 100 grams of cucumber and a small sprig of parsley. Add a crushed garlic clove and mix everything with mayonnaise (or sour cream). Add salt and pepper and place in the fridge for an hour. You can also add a quarter of lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of mustard and chives. This sauce is perfect for chicken, fish and shellfish.

Mix half a cup of mustard, 1/4 cup of honey and 1/4 of a teaspoon of grated ginger. Let the sauce rest in the fridge. It’s great to follow nuggets of chicken, chicken with bird and roast chicken.

Heat 1 and ½ tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet. Add the finely chopped onion and fry over a low heat, mixing for 7 minutes until golden. In a bowl, put two glasses of red wine and 175 ml of water, let them cook for 10 minutes. Mix 40 grams of melted butter and a spoon of flour to get a paste.

Gradually add the mixture from the bowl to the skillet, stirring constantly.

Add some of the beef broth to the sauce. If desired, add parsley, salt and pepper. If the sauce is too acidic, add a little sugar to balance it out. The alcohol present in the wine evaporates and remains just a pleasant reduction.

Finely chop 200 grams of mushrooms and an onion. For 15 minutes, fry them over a low heat. Close the pan so that the liquid does not evaporate. Add 150 grams of cream and continue cooking for 5 to 7 minutes, add herbs to taste and a clove of crushed garlic. Remove from fire. If you want a more uniform consistency, put the sauce in a blender. Pairs with meats, potatoes and ravioli.

Melt 50 grams of butter over medium heat. Add a cup of finely chopped onion. Fry everything for 4 to 5 minutes on low heat.

Add 200 ml of ketchup or tomato paste, 1/3 cup of water, 50 grams of honey, two tablespoons of lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Keep on fire until boiling. Put the lid on the pan and cook until the sauce is thick.

Mix 200 grams of mayonnaise, three spoonfuls of ketchup, 1 teaspoon of cognac, a finely chopped onion, lemon juice to taste and pepper. Place in a bowl and leave in the fridge for an hour.

Blend 15 cherry tomatoes, a clove of garlic, a sprig of fennel and a portion of chives in a blender. Add a spoonful of balsamic vinegar, a spoonful of tomato paste and a spoonful of olive oil. Add salt and pepper.

A classic of Italian cuisine. Place 50 grams of basil, two cloves of garlic, 50 grams of Parmesan cheese (or other hard cheese), three spoonfuls of beaten pine nuts, 100 ml of olive oil and salt in a blender. This sauce is great for pasta, salads and eating with bread.

Mix 1 and 1/2 spoonful of sugar, two spoonfuls of vinegar, one spoonful of tomato paste, one spoonful of soy sauce and 3 spoonfuls of orange juice. Gather everything in a separate container and add 1 spoon of corn flour and four spoonfuls of water. Bring the sauce to a boil. Stir constantly until it gains consistency. It goes well with beef, pork and chicken.

Mix in a jar 2 and 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 and 1/2 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, half a clove of crushed garlic, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper to taste. Close the container and shake it.

Beat a teaspoon of mustard with an egg yolk and a teaspoon of salt. Carefully pour in 150 ml of olive oil, and mix until it reaches the consistency of mayonnaise. Add a spoonful of lemon juice, a spoonful of ground pepper, two crushed garlic cloves, 50 grams of grated Parmesan and mix again.

In addition to combining with other salads, the seasoning can also be used as a meat sauce.

A star of Greek and Turkish cuisine. Add 125 ml of plain yogurt, two minced garlic cloves, a grated cucumber, a spoonful of olive oil, a spoonful of lemon juice, chopped parsley, fennel and salt to taste. Before serving, put it in the fridge so that the ingredients are well incorporated into the sauce.

Grate a medium-sized cooked beetroot. Thinly slice a small cucumber. Add everything to 100 grams of mayonnaise and 100 grams of sour cream. Add two spoonfuls of grated horseradish. This sauce goes well with meats.

Always associated with Indian cuisine. Chop an onion and a few garlic cloves, fry them in a frying pan and add a spoonful of flour. Shake well.

Take the pan off the heat and pour in a cup of chicken broth. Mix well so that pellets do not form. Add two tablespoons of curry powder, a teaspoon of lemon juice and a teaspoon of mustard. Boil the sauce for five minutes. Remove from heat and add a spoonful of cream. Serve it hot.

It is a very appetizing sauce that accompanies any type of rice, meat, fish and chicken. It can be served as a broth to prepare some vegetarian dishes.

Another delicious and easy-to-prepare sauce. Place two onions, a spoonful of tomato paste or a large tomato and a red pepper in the blender. Add two tablespoons of olive oil, salt, ground pepper, pepper chilli powder, 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seeds, fresh coriander, fennel and a teaspoon of lemon juice or vinegar. Mix well and let it rest.