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Cath9 Fri 14-Mar-25 08:36:01

Anyone share their delicious quick cooking sauces?

I ask this because yesterday I made, what I thought was a delicious quick sauce over my pork mince balls.

Firstly one should fry some onions in a bit of butter and sunflower oil ( this I did leave out but still added the butter and oil.
Peel and slice two or three apples, depending on the amount of meat. Add the apples to a pan and fry along with some fromage fraiche, chicken stock and calvados or brandy with a touch if sugar. If you don’t want to add the alcohol I am sure just chicken stock would be ok. Blend the sauce in a liquidiser and there you are: so quick but tasty

foxie48 Sun 16-Mar-25 08:31:53

I always have some crème fraiche in the fridge, a bottle of dry Vermouth which goes well with fish, chicken and pork, together with a range of different mustards, some capers and dried herbs/spices and it's easy to knock up a sauce very quickly using the meat juices, some butter and anything else that needs using up. I find baby spinach is really handy to chuck into sauces as it wilts down easily, halved cherry tomatoes, cooked mushrooms, grated cheese or crumbled feta all make a basic white sauce a bit more interesting.

Sago Sun 16-Mar-25 08:38:36

I always seem to be able to whip up a sauce from scratch, having a good basic store cupboard helps!
As we are in the process of moving I have run everything down but I discovered in Lidl some fabulous sauces in sachets, there is a wild mushroom , peppercorn and bernaise.
They serve 4 but I have successfully frozen left over sauce.

Cath9 Mon 17-Mar-25 21:44:38

I am going to try your house pasta sauce Rosiebee.
As mentioned, I have written them all down so thank
Bon appetite!

HelterSkelter1 Tue 18-Mar-25 00:29:27

Equal quantities of mayonnaise and Greek yogburt with finely chopped chives and a spot of milk to loosen makes a lovely pouring sauce over new potatoes.