No dinner is complete without it. A beautiful, rich, silky Sauce to complete that amazing meal you’ve just cooked is what it’s all about. Sauces for Dinner is as essential as the actual dinner itself in our opinion. Making a delicious Sauce is truly an artform but when nailed, completely changes the meal. The amount of different sauces you can make is phenomenal too. Creamy sauces, silky sauces, rich sauces, chunky sauces. You name it! We aim to share some of our favorite Sauces in this part of the website that pair well with the dishes we’re creating
We will aim to link the sauces in this section to some delicious dinner recipes on our website so you’re creating the right sauce to pair with the right meal. And no, this is not the kind of place that is simply going to say to mix ketchup, mayonnaise and sriracha in a bowl and call that a sauce. While tasty it might be and totally perfect to eat you likely won’t find those sauce recipes here! Please do not forget about the humble sauce when making your next meal. We guarantee it will elevate the meal and it will taste delicious!
Perhaps one of the most flavorful sauces that you can pair with a load of different dishes is a classic Cherry Red Wine Sauce. This amazingly simple sauce to make is loaded with rich sweet flavors. It pairs perfectly with Poultry, especially Duck, but tastes just as good with a nicely cooked piece of Chicken…
One recipe that I’ve wanted to make for ages, and since doing so has completely transformed my home cooking is Demi-Glace. This simple, yet delicious ingredient is the cornerstone of so many amazing sauces that you would typically enjoy at a fancy restaurant. Demi-Glace is a concentrated Beef Stock that is packed full of flavor….
There’s nothing quite like enjoying your very own homemade Chili Sauce to enjoy with a big bag of chips over a lazy afternoon. In this recipe we will show you how to make an amazing Roast Poblano Chili Sauce that is loaded with flavor, and a little bit of heat! This is a classic Mexican…
This delicious Garlic Anchovy Mayonnaise is the perfect sauce to add to your cooking. Whether it’s used as a rich dressing for a delicious Caesar Salad, or a fun alternative to regular old Mayonnaise on your favorite sandwich or burger, it’s guaranteed to add amazing flavor to any dish. The preparation for this Sauce is…
An Espagnole Sauce is one of the five famous French mother sauces. It is a core component in cooking sauces and forms the base for some of the most famous and delicious sauces that exist. Famous sauces such as Demi-Glace and Bordelaise Sauce all start from a humble beginning as an Espagnole Sauce. Learning the…
This delicious sauce is a classic French sauce that is so adaptable, working with so many great proteins and vegetables. The base of the sauce is a classic Velouté – which is one of the five famous ‘Mother Sauces’ in French cooking. It is further intensified with flavor by adding Mustard and finished with some…
Part of every great cooks repertoire is knowing how to make a great sauce. So many amazing tasting sauces can be traced back to one of the five famous ‘mother sauces’, the baseline recipe to create thousands of wonderful sauce flavors. In this recipe we’re going to share with you how to make a Classic…
This recipe offers a twist on the classic Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce by adding a wonderfully unique sweet and spicy ingredient. This Garlic Scape Chimichurri Sauce offers all the hallmark flavors of a beautiful Chimichurri Sauce. The twist – instead of using regular Garlic, try replacing it with Garlic Scapes! The flavors are quite similar, but…
This recipe is so simple and will produce the most amazing tasting Béarnaise Sauce you’ve ever made at home. What is so amazing about this recipe is there’s no fancy techniques required. No water baths required, or any sophisticated cooking techniques. No, all you need to do is pop the ingredients into a Blender! This…
One of the most popular Sauces to pair with a beautiful piece of cooked Salmon is this wonderful Dill Sauce. The classic preparation for a Dill Sauce for Salmon includes a creamy, luxurious texture that is thick enough to simply ooze down the side of a perfectly cooked piece of fish. The Sauce is flavored…
Our beautiful Homemade Enchilada Sauce is such an easy recipe to make, and tastes so much better than any store-bought sauce you can find. For years we used the store-bought sauce when it was Enchilada night, simply out of perceived convenience. However, since making this dish we’re completely converted. It is a very easy sauce…
Tzatziki is a famous sauce reigning from the country of Greece. Known for its beautiful creamy texture, punchy flavors, and beautiful bright color, it’s a sauce that is universally loves all around the world. This is our version of a delicious Homemade Tzatziki Sauce that’s easy to make and requires ingredients that are easy to…
Sometimes the best sauces are the ones that are the simplest to make. This couldn’t be truer for this beautiful Thai Peanut Sauce. A recipe that simply consists of throwing a whole bunch of yummy ingredients into a pot, heating it while stirring then it’s done! For such minimal effort it is simply outstanding how…
The classic traditional sauce from Argentina, combining Parsley, Oregano, Olive Oil, Garlic and Red Wine Vinegar. It’s a beautiful, fresh sauce which pairs exceptionally well with roasted Meat. Steak in particular loves this sauce. This recipe is for our Spicy Chimichurri Sauce, where we ramp up the recipe with spice care of some beautiful Jalapeno…
Nothing beats a delicious, rich, Red Sauce on the side when you’re tucking into some delicious carbs. It’s the perfect combination to have alongside carb heavy food as it saturates that delicious food with Tomato-rich goodness. So, after thousands of Red Sauces consumed in our extensive road testing (ie: eating at restaurants and cooking it…
One of my absolute favorite go-to sauces at a Steakhouse is Mushroom Sauce. Nothing beats a good quality Mushroom Sauce filled with delicious, earthy, Mushroom flavor. The best kind of Mushroom Sauce for Steak is, in our opinion, those that are filled with large pieces of beautiful Mushroom of all varieties. None of this ‘Cream…
We love us some good BBQ Sauce here at Dinnertime Somewhere. There’s something special about having a fresh batch of homemade Spicy BBQ Sauce ready to go isn’t there? You end up completely tailoring your cooking around what will pair well with the sauce. Well, I do that anyway! This is our favorite style of…
We spotted this Tamarind Chili Jam recipe in a Food and Wine article a few years back. It immediately drew us in as it’s quite a unique recipe that you don’t see every day. We had a whole bunch of Tamarind left over from another dish we created so figured we’d give the jam a…
It’s always good to have a recipe like this in your arsenal. This is a super Simple Yoghurt Sauce that tastes delicious and can be whipped up in minutes. There are countless amounts of uses for this sauce. It can be used as a great cooling element to a fiery curry or a great addition…
An American staple. A perfect pairing with Pork. A food icon. We’re talking of course about the classic Apple Sauce! Bursting with sweet and tangy flavor, there is no better accompaniment to a beautiful piece of Roast Pork than the humble Apple Sauce. There is just something so magical about tucking into a delicious roast…