Dipping Sauce

Love the nuggets and sweet & sour from the golden arches? Apricot preserves, Italian dressing, and a couple other add-ins make a fantastic sauce...


Time:   under 30 minutes

Why go out when you can whip up your own buffalo ranch sauce at home? This Little Caesar's copycat is a game changer for wings, veggies, and pretty much...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Better than the take-out packets of sweet and sour that you get from a Chinese restaurant. You can whip up your own batch right at home.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

This cocktail sauce has mayo for creaminess and lemon juice for bite, plus any spicy ingredient you want to throw in to make it your signature seafood dipping sauce.


Time:   under 30 minutes

TGI Friday's and Jack Daniel's got together and came up with an amazing sauce. The whiskey and brown sugar help balance the flavors of this hearty sauce.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

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This thick, homemade sweet and sour sauce blows take-out packets out of the water. Plum jam and pineapple spiked with savory soy sauce and vinegar makes for an outstanding...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Aioli is a French-style dipping sauce that is similar to mayonnaise. This quick-fix version starts with mayonnaise (homemade or purchased) and adds some citrus flavors to give it...


Time:   under 30 minutes

Cocktail sauce is a common condiment served with chilled seafood. It's so easy to make it yourself that there is no reason to buy it at the store.


Time:   under 30 minutes

A sauce so good you'll be finding all sorts of new uses for it. Egg rolls and chicken are a given, but stir fries would also go great with this pineapple and...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with cornstarch, water, white vinegar, sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, chicken broth

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Whether you're using it to give fried chicken and pineapple a sweet glaze or just dipping some egg rolls, sweet and sour is always handy to have around.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with wine vinegar, apple or grape jelly, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with red onions, garlic, water, brown sugar, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, white grape juice, bourbon, Tabasco sauce

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

This Cambodian sauce is used as a condiment or dip for vegetables and/or steak. Prahok is a gray, pasty, stinky condiment also known as Mudfish Sauce.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Crab cocktail sauce has a different "tang" than your usual shrimp cocktail sauce to complement the flavor of the crab. Feel free to up the horseradish if you like extra...


Time:   under 30 minutes

This spicy sauce is perfect for dipping or topping boiled shrimp, steamed crab, and other seafood.


Time:   1-2 hours

This cocktail sauce has just the right proportions of chili sauce, ketchup, and horseradish. It's spicy without being too hot but yet has just the right "bite" to it.


Time:   30-60 minutes

You'd better bet a Mexican sauce has jalapeno and lime in it. This cocktail sauce gives shrimp a south-of-the-border kick. Add the splash of tequila for the full experience.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with garlic powder, ground ginger, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, red wine vinegar, orange-pineapple juice

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with Tabasco sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, pineapple juice, whiskey, brown sugar, beef bouillon cubes, Worcestershire sauce

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with ginger, red curry paste, pineapple juice, coconut nectar, tamarind concentrate, water, lime juice, coconut cream

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with sherry vinegar, egg, garlic, olive oil, salt


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with olive oil, lemon, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, rosemary leaves


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with garlic, olive oil, water, pineapple juice, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, white onion, whiskey

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with garlic, olive oil, white pepper, salt, dry mustard, egg yolks, lemon juice


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with black pepper, apple jelly, apricot preserves, horseradish, dry mustard

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with black pepper, parsley, butter, shallots, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, whiskey

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with lemon juice, brown sugar, unsweetened crushed pineapple, chicken broth, white wine vinegar, vegetable oil, soy sauce, onion, garlic

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with canned tomato puree, celery seed, chili sauce, ketchup, prepared horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, sea salt, lemon juice, black pepper, cayenne pepper


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with salt, cornstarch, canned pimiento, frozen pineapple juice concentrate, brown sugar, vinegar, water, green bell pepper

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with whiskey, garlic, butter, all-purpose flour, beef broth, fresh parsley, fresh mushrooms, green onions

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes