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Seasoning and Sauce Recipes

Prepare French dressing, preserves, and sauce recipes to enhance any meal. French spice blends.

Andouille Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe

Try this smoky, flavorful Andouille balsamic vinaigrette recipe for a rustic and filling French salad dressing. French vinaigrette dressing with Andouille sausage and balsamic vinegar.

Apple Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe

This elegant apple champagne vinaigrette recipe makes a wonderful addition to any salad. French vinaigrette dressing with apples and Champagne vinegar.

Apple Pie Jam Recipe

This apple pie jam recipe, full of apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and apple cider, tastes just like apple pie, fresh from the oven. Low sugar apple pie jam recipe.

Apricot Honey Jam Recipe

This apricot honey jam recipes features fresh apricot macerated in sugar, lemon juice, and honey. Apricot honey jam.

Armagnac Creme Anglaise Recipe

This Armagnac creme anglaise recipe is delicious drizzled on any French dessert. Creme anglaise with Armagnac.

Basque Piperade Recipe

This Basque piperade recipe is full of onions, peppers, tomatoes, and spices. Piperade sauce recipe from the Basque region of France.

Béarnaise Sauce Recipe

This béarnaise sauce recipe features vinegar, butter, egg yolks, herbs, and shallots. How to make béarnaise sauce.

Béchamel Sauce Recipe

This creamy Béchamel sauce recipe, featuring butter, milk, and a touch of nutmeg, is a versatile addition to many authentic French recipes. French white sauce recipe.

Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipe

This beurre blanc sauce recipe features shallots, butter, white wine, and creme fraiche. Sauce buerre blanc. White butter sauce.

Beurre Rouge Sauce Recipe

This beurre rouge sauce recipe features shallots, butter, and red wine. Sauce buerre rouge. Red butter sauce.

Blood Orange Vinaigrette Recipe

Sweet, juicy blood orange juice blends with garlic and herbs to make a kicky blood orange vinaigrette recipe. French vinaigrette dressing with blood orange juice.

Blueberry Honey Jam Recipe

This blueberry honey jam recipe features blueberries, sugar, honey, and lemon zest. How to make blueberry jam.

Bordelaise Sauce Recipe

Use this rich, red-wine based bordelaise sauce to enrich grilled beef dishes. Red wine sauce recipes.

Bouquet Garni Recipe

This bouquet garni recipe features thyme, bay leaves, celery greens, and parsley. How to make a bouquet garni.

Cafe au Lait Creme Anglaise Recipe

This cafe au lait creme anglaise recipe is delicious drizzled on any French dessert. Creme anglaise with coffee.

Cajun Aioli Recipe

This Cajun aioli recipe features lemon zest, dried thyme, lemon juice, and Cajun seasoning. Aioli with Cajun seasoning.

Calvados Crème Anglaise Recipe

Add a unique twist to dessert with this Calvados crème anglaise recipe. Crème anglaise with apple brandy.

Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe

Crisp, dry Champagne vinegar provides the perfect base for zesty ginger and lemon in this refined French Champagne vinaigrette recipe. French vinaigrette dressing with Champagne.

Cherry Cranberry Sauce Recipe

This cherry cranberry sauce recipe features fresh cranberries and cherries. Cranberry cherry relish recipe.

Chocolate Crème Anglaise Recipe

This chocolate crème anglaise recipe features vanilla custard sauce with melted semi-sweet chocolate. Chocolate custard sauce recipe.

Cinnamon Applesauce Recipe

This cinnamon applesauce recipe features apples, apricot preserves, apple cider, vanilla, and spices. Spiced applesauce recipe.

Cinnamon Plum Chutney Recipe

This cinnamon plum chutney recipe features fresh plums, onions, raisins, cinnamon, and vinegar. Plum chutney with cinnamon.

Cointreau Creme Anglaise Recipe

This Cointreau creme anglaise recipe is delicious drizzled on any French dessert. Creme anglaise with Cointreau.

Cote d'Azur Lemon Honey Dressing Recipe

This Cote d'Azur lemon honey dressing recipe - a sweet, fresh tasting salad dressing from the French Riviera - is commonly served on assorted fruit salads. Use this recipe to create your perfect French fruit salad. French salad dressing with lemon and honey.

Countryside Pear Jam Recipe

A true French confiture, this countryside pear jam recipe uses only simple ingredients, and not one of them is pectin. Sample the pure flavor of pear in this easy preserves recipe.

Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

French cuisine commonly calls for making homemade salad dressing. Try this elegant recipe for Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing; you'll add panache to any salad. French salad dressing with blue cheese.

Crème Fraiche Recipe

This crème fraiche recipe teaches you how to make crème fraiche in your own kitchen with just a few ingredients. Homemade crème fraiche recipe.

Espagnole Sauce Recipe

This espagnole sauce recipe, also known as brown sauce, is one of the French mother sauces. A strong beef based sauce, it is used as a base for other sauces and demi-glace. Sauce brune.

French Rum Sauce Recipe

Rum from tropical Martinique gives this French rum sauce recipe the exceptional ability to deliciously enhance fruit, dairy, and chocolate desserts.

Garden Herb Butter Recipe

This herbed butter recipe features butter, shallots, garlic, and herbs. Garden herb butter recipe.

Gingered Pear Preserves Recipe

This gingered pear preserves recipes features fresh ginger, pears, and lemon zest for natural pectin. Ginger pear preserves.

Grapefruit Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe

This grapefruit poppy seed salad dressing recipe is a traditional French addition to fruit salads. This unique version uses nutmeg and a generous amount of honey to enhance the lively flavor. French salad dressing with grapefruit and poppy seeds.

Herbes de Provence Recipe

This herbes de Provence recipe, featuring oregano, thyme, savory, lavender, basil, sage, and rosemary, is very versatile and used in many French recipes. Provencal herb blend recipe.

Herbes de Provence Vinaigrette Recipe

This herbes de Provence vinaigrette recipe is a unique and impressive salad dressing. French vinaigrette dressing with herbes de Provence.

Holiday Sauce and Jam Recipes

These harvest preserves and sauce recipes offer a taste of seasonal produce, such as apples, pears, figs, berries, and other fruits, blended with aromatic spices and citrus zest. Holiday sauce and jam recipes.

Hollandaise Sauce Recipe

This hollandaise sauce recipe features egg yolks, butter, and lemon juice. Classic hollandaise sauce recipe.

Honey Creme Anglaise Recipe

This honey creme anglaise recipe is delicious drizzled on any French dessert. Creme anglaise with honey.

Lemon Aioli Recipe

This lemon aioli recipe, flavorful with eggs and garlic, is a traditional French sauce used to enhance seafood recipes. French aioli with lemon.

Lemon Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipe

This lemon beurre blanc sauce recipe features lemon juice, shallots, butter, white wine, and creme friache. Sauce buerre blanc. Lemon butter sauce.

Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette Recipe

This elegant lemon mustard vinaigrette recipe makes a wonderful addition to any salad. French vinaigrette dressing with lemon and mustard.

Maitre d'Hotel Butter Recipe

This maitre d'hotel butter recipe features butter, fines herbes, lemon, and black pepper. Compound butter recipe.

Maitre d'hotel Sauce Recipe

This maitre d'hotel sauce recipe features butter, black pepper, parsley, and lemon juice. Maitre d'hotel butter sauce.

Maple Walnut Vinaigrette Recipe

This elegant maple walnut vinaigrette recipe makes a wonderful addition to any salad. French vinaigrette dressing with maple and walnuts.

Matelote Sauce Recipe

This matelote sauce recipe features butter, fish stock, and crème fraiche. Vintage fish sauce recipe.

Mayonnaise Recipe

This mayonnaise recipe features pasteurized egg yolks, Dijon mustard, oil, and vinegar. How to make homemade mayonnaise.

Merlot Sauce Recipe

This Merlot sauce recipe is a great example of how French recipes commonly use wine to create a tangy, smooth flavor in sauces. A Merlot reduction is the perfect recipe to use for steak and lamb chop dinners. French sauce with Merlot.

Mother Sauce Recipes

Learn how to make the five mother sauce recipes, the classic base sauce recipes in French cooking that can be made into other sauces and recipes. Mother sauces of French cuisine.

Mousseline Sauce Recipe

This mousseline sauce recipe features egg yolks, butter, lemon juice, and whipped cream. Classic mousseline sauce recipe. Sauce Chantilly.

Pate Quatre Epices Recipe

This pate quatre epices recipe, featuring white pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, is wonderful used in French pate and terrine recipes. French four spices pate seasoning mixture.

Pistou Recipe

This pistou recipe features basil, garlic, cheese, and oil. Pesto recipe. Basil sauce recipe.

Plum Chutney Recipe

This plum chutney recipe features fresh plums, onions, raisins, ginger, and vinegar. Spiced plum chutney recipe.

Pomegranate Ginger Sauce Recipe

This pomegranate ginger sauce recipe features pomegranate juice and ginger. Ginger pomegranate sauce recipe.

Provencal Tomato Sauce Recipe

This Provencal tomato sauce recipe features fresh tomatoes, carrots, onions, herbs, garlic, ham, and bacon. Tomato sauce recipe.

Quatre Epices Recipe

This quatre epices recipe, featuring white pepper, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, is very versatile and used in many French recipes. French four spices seasoning mixture.

Quince Paste Recipe

This quince paste recipe features quinces, sugar, and lemon. Cotignac D'Orleans recipe.

Quick Onion Confit Recipe

Sweet and tart caramelized onions seasoned with herbs and balsamic vinegar make a terrific quick onion confit recipe. Spread it on bread or serve over steak and potatoes. French confit with onions.

Red Currant Jelly Recipe

This red currant jelly recipe provides the technique for balancing sweet and tart flavors, as well as making a perfectly translucent jelly. French jelly with red currants.

Roasted Apple Purée Recipe

This roasted apple purée recipe features apples, lemon juice and a touch of spice. Roasted apple purée.

Rose Petal Apple Jelly Recipe

This rose petal apple jelly recipe features tart apples, fresh rose petals, and lemon juice. Rose petal apple jelly.

Rosemary White Wine Vinaigrette Recipe

This elegant rosemary white wine vinaigrette recipe makes a wonderful addition to any salad. French vinaigrette dressing with rosemary and white wine.

Sage Brown Butter Sauce Recipe

This sage brown butter sauce recipe features butter, garlic, and sage. Sage browned butter sauce recipe.

Sauce Rouille Recipe - Red Chili Mayonnaise Recipe

Sauce Rouille Recipe - Red Chili Mayonnaise Recipe

Sauces for Winter Dishes

These sauce recipes are perfect for adding fresh flavor to your winter dishes. Sauces for winter dishes.

Shallot Vinaigrette Recipe

This shallot vinaigrette recipe features chopped shallots, cider vinegar, and a hint of mustard. Shallot vinaigrette.

Simple Syrup Recipe

This simple syrup recipe is used in numerous desserts and drinks. French sugar syrup.

Spiced Cranberry Relish Recipe

This spiced cranberry relish recipe features oranges, sweet spices, and fresh cranberries. Cranberry sauce recipe.

Strawberry Rhubarb Compote Recipe

This strawberry rhubarb compote recipe features roasted rhubarb and fresh strawberries seasoned with orange zest. Strawberry rhubarb sauce recipe.

Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Recipe

This sun-dried tomato vinaigrette recipe features classic Provencal flavors. French vinaigrette dressing with sun-dried tomatoes.

Sweet Quatre Epices Recipe

This sweet quatre epices recipe, featuring allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, is wonderful used in French spice bread and dessert recipes. French sweet four spices seasoning mixture.

Tangerine Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipe

This tangerine beurre blanc sauce recipe features lemon juice, shallots, butter, white wine, and creme friache. Sauce buerre blanc. Tangerine butter sauce.

Tarragon Mustard Vinaigrette Recipe

This elegant tarragon mustard vinaigrette recipe makes a wonderful addition to any salad. French vinaigrette dressing with tarragon and mustard.

Tomato Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipe - Tomato White Butter Sauce

Tomato Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipe - Tomato White Butter Sauce

Tomato Jam Recipe

This tomato jam recipe features canned tomatoes, honey, spices, red wine vinegar, and onions. Spiced tomato jam recipe.

Tomato Vinaigrette Recipe

This tomato vinaigrette recipe features red wine vinegar, chives, olive oil, and tomatoes. Tomato chive vinaigrette recipe.

Veloute Sauce Recipe

This veloute sauce recipe is one of the classic French mother sauces, used as a savory base for many other sauces and recipes. Chicken veloute sauce recipe.

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