Category: Dips and Sauces
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Peppercorn Sauce
A good creamy peppercorn sauce is synonymous with steak as it’s served alongside the French bistro classic of steak au poivre – meaning peppered steak. What is Peppercorn Sauce? Peppercorn sauce is a pan sauce made in the pan after cooking meat. It’s typically made with peppercorns and reduced cream. While it’s often associated with…
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How to Make a Bechamel Sauce
Bechamel Sauce or white sauce forms the base of many classic sauces. It’s a must-own recipe in a cook’s arsenal and one of the first things you learn to make in any kitchen. What is Bechamel Sauce? Bechamel Sauce is also known as a basic white sauce and is one of the 5 mother sauces…
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Peri-Peri Sauce
This peri-peri sauce is the only recipe you’ll need to replicate your favourite high street chain restaurant’s menu. It’s packed with spice and flavour and easy to make. What is a Peri-Peri Marinade? The sauce known as Peri-peri sauce is famous throughout the United Kingdom due to the success of the South African chicken chain…
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Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce
This different, almost unique sauce comes from South Carolina, hence the name Carolina mustard BBQ sauce, or to give it its proper name: Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce.
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Genovese Pesto – Pesto alla Genovese
While traditional Genovese Pesto uses a marble pestle and mortar to tirelessly pound the ingredients, this easy recipe uses a modern electric blender.
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Pico de Gallo
This simple Pico de Gallo is refreshing and quick, consisting of no more than five ingredients.
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Pineapple Salsa
Pineapple might not belong on pizza, but it’s unique tart and sweet flavour make it perfect for a salsa. This pineapple salsa recipe is perfect for spicy chicken wings or jerk chicken.
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Teriyaki Chicken with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
This sweet, but sharp teriyaki chicken recipe makes use of an easy homemade teriyaki sauce.
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Tzatziki
Tzatziki: The quintessential Greek dip. Serves 4 The first thing that springs to mind when I think of Greek food, is Tzatziki. And with good reason. It’s delicious. However, it’s not unique to Greece. Tzatziki can be found across south-eastern Europe and the middle east. Greek Yoghurt Traditionally, the yoghurt for Tzatziki is strained to…
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Rump Steaks with Chimichurri
Chimichurri often accompanies grilled meats. Here, it’s rump steak. Serves 2 Chimichurri Chimichurri is an Argentinian sauce made from chopped parsley. Although it’s a raw sauce, it can be used to baste the meat as it cooks, or spooned over the steak as it rests. Chimichurri often accompanies grilled meats known as “asados” but it…
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Ranch Dressing
Creamy and Rich. This classic ranch dressing will enhance even the dullest salads. Makes 300ml Creamy and Rich Ranch Dressing Ranch dressing is rich and creamy, due to the inclusion of mayonnaise, sour cream and buttermilk. These combinations also help give ranch dressing its distinct tangy flavour profile. If you want more zing, simply add…