71 Sauces recipes

Don’t ignore the importance of great sauces – they can make or break a meal. Have a look at the collection below for our best sauce recipes and tips.

Roasted pineapple & hot red pepper sauce
Not too tricky
Roasted pineapple & hot red pepper sauce
White base sauce
50 minutes Super easy
White base sauce
Chilli sauce
1 hour Not too tricky
Chilli sauce
Vanilla custard
35 minutes Not too tricky
Vanilla custard
Basic tomato sauce
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Basic tomato sauce
Mexican-style steak
30 minutes Not too tricky
Mexican-style steak
Amba sauce
5 minutes Super easy
Amba sauce
Houmous
5 minutes Super easy
Houmous
Garlic aïoli
25 minutes Not too tricky
Garlic aïoli
Hero tomato sauce
20 minutes Not too tricky
Hero tomato sauce
BBQ British ribs
3 hours 45 minutes Not too tricky
BBQ British ribs
Mark Hamill's roast sirloin & Yorkshire puddings
As seen on Friday Night Feast
6 hours 20 minutes Showing off
Mark Hamill's roast sirloin & Yorkshire puddings
Beer & cardamom apple fritters
45 minutes Not too tricky
Beer & cardamom apple fritters
Hollandaise sauce
20 minutes Showing off
Hollandaise sauce
Mango chutney
1 hour 15 minutes Not too tricky
Mango chutney
Salsa verde fresco
30 minutes Not too tricky
Salsa verde fresco
Charred pepper pesto
10 minutes Super easy
Charred pepper pesto
Easy tomato chutney
50 minutes Super easy
Easy tomato chutney
Christmas Day gravy
40 minutes Not too tricky
Christmas Day gravy
Cheat's cranberry sauce
10 minutes Super easy
Cheat's cranberry sauce
Cranberry & chilli jam
1 hour Not too tricky
Cranberry & chilli jam
Food Allergy Mums' gravy
10 minutes Super easy
Food Allergy Mums' gravy
Sriracha
40 minutes Not too tricky
Sriracha
Wholegrain mustard
10 minutes Super easy
Wholegrain mustard
Homemade mustard
5 minutes Super easy
Homemade mustard
Spiced plum chutney
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Spiced plum chutney
South Indian pumpkin pickle
1 hour 15 minutes Showing off
South Indian pumpkin pickle
Lemon pickle
20 minutes Not too tricky
Lemon pickle
Homemade lime pickle
15 minutes Super easy
Homemade lime pickle
Chilli pickle
15 minutes Super easy
Chilli pickle
Onion gravy
50 minutes Not too tricky
Onion gravy
Skinny homemade houmous
5 minutes Super easy
Skinny homemade houmous
Gooseberry & elderflower jam
1 hour Not too tricky
Gooseberry & elderflower jam
Classic guacamole
10 minutes Super easy
Classic guacamole
Classic tomato salsa
20 minutes Super easy
Classic tomato salsa
Kerryann’s hidden vegetable pasta sauce
2 hours Super easy
Kerryann’s hidden vegetable pasta sauce
Vegan gravy
40 minutes Super easy
Vegan gravy
Brilliant gluten-free bread sauce
20 minutes Super easy
Brilliant gluten-free bread sauce
Classic tomato spaghetti
1 hour 15 minutes Super easy
Classic tomato spaghetti
Minty yoghurt dip
15 minutes Super easy
Minty yoghurt dip
Indian pani puri
1 hour 30 minutes Showing off
Indian pani puri
Party squid & harissa mayo
40 minutes Not too tricky
Party squid & harissa mayo
Corn salsa
20 minutes Super easy
Corn salsa
BBQ sauce
50 minutes Not too tricky
BBQ sauce
Zingy fat-free dressing
Not too tricky
Zingy fat-free dressing
My beautiful mayo
15 minutes Not too tricky
My beautiful mayo
Incredible homemade strawberry jam
35 minutes Super easy
Incredible homemade strawberry jam
The best basil pesto
5 minutes Super easy
The best basil pesto
Get-ahead gravy
2 hours Not too tricky
Get-ahead gravy
Lovely tomato & rose petal harissa
1 hour 15 minutes Super easy
Lovely tomato & rose petal harissa
'Full of veg' tomato sauce
1 hour 15 minutes Super easy
'Full of veg' tomato sauce
Radish and coriander pickle
10 minutes Super easy
Radish and coriander pickle
Mango and apricot pickle
25 minutes Super easy
Mango and apricot pickle
Pear & chilli pickle
30 minutes Super easy
Pear & chilli pickle
The quickest tomato sauce
20 minutes Super easy
The quickest tomato sauce
Salsa verde
5 minutes Super easy
Salsa verde
Pesto
5 minutes Super easy
Pesto
My epic BBQ sauce
40 minutes Super easy
My epic BBQ sauce
Japanese dressing
5 minutes Super easy
Japanese dressing
Jam jar dressings
5 minutes Super easy
Jam jar dressings
Honey and lemon juice dressing
5 minutes Super easy
Honey and lemon juice dressing
Homemade tomato ketchup
1 hour 5 minutes Super easy
Homemade tomato ketchup
Figs in honey
4 hours 5 minutes Super easy
Figs in honey
Easy chicken stock
4 hours 20 minutes Super easy
Easy chicken stock
Creamy French dressing
5 minutes Super easy
Creamy French dressing
Cool crudite veggies with a minted pea and yoghurt dip
10 minutes Super easy
Cool crudite veggies with a minted pea and yoghurt dip
Consistently good gravy
25 minutes Super easy
Consistently good gravy
Cheeky chilli-pepper chutney
1 hour Super easy
Cheeky chilli-pepper chutney
Bashed-up pine nut, basil and balsamic dressing
5 minutes Super easy
Bashed-up pine nut, basil and balsamic dressing
Apple & cranberry sauce
30 minutes Super easy
Apple & cranberry sauce
Aioli
10 minutes Not too tricky
Aioli
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