Homemade Sauce Recipes

Try mixing your own homemade sauce recipes to cut back on grocery shopping and save yourself and your family from added preservatives. Also see our page on how to make a white sauce or a roux, which method is used in many recipes here.

Sauce recipes included on this page:

Steak sauce
Spaghetti sauce
Barbecue sauce
Hot Fudge sauce
Alfredo sauce
Teriyaki sauce
Pancake syrup
White sauce
Asian peanut sauce
Homemade cream of chicken soup
Homemade cream of mushroom soup

Homemade Steak Sauce Recipe

1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
3/4 teaspoon pepper
2 drops hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon mustard
pinch of seasoning salt
In saucepan, add butter, worcestershire sauce, pepper, hot pepper, lemon juice, garlic, mustard and salt. Heat until boiling.

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 lb. Beef
28 oz + small can of tomatoes equals 5 Cup chopped tomatoes and run through blender
1/2 Cup ketchup
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. dried oregano
salt and pepper

Heat oil in pan and sauté onion and garlic. Stir in herbs and cayenne. Add beef and cook until browned. Stir in tomatoes, ketchup, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, oregano and pepper. Pour in stock and bring to boil. Cover and lower heat simmer for at least 30 minutes or place in crock pot and cook 6-8 hours on low.

Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe

Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce

Homemade Alfredo Sauce

To make sauce, melt 2 Tablespoons butter in pan. Add 2 Tablespoons flour, cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Whisk in 3 cups milk, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper and a pinch of nutmeg. (garlic if desired) Bring to a boil. Reduce and simmer several minutes. Stir in 3/4 Cup parmesan cheese.

Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

1/4 Cup soy sauce
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 Cup brown sugar
1/4 Cup water
2 teaspoons ginger
1 garlic cloves, minced
In quart measuring cup blend ingredients together.

Homemade Pancake Syrup

White Homemade Sauce Recipe

1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon flour
1 Cup milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon other seasonings, such as garlic or Italian seasoning if desired
Melt butter. Whisk in flour making a roux. Whisk in milk and seasonings. Simmer until thickens.

Asian Peanut Sauce

1/2 cup half and half
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup coconut milk (not cream of coconut)
2 teaspoons sugar
1 to 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes crushed or ¼ teaspoon red pepper sauce
Add all ingredients in a jar, add a lid and shake. Or use a bowl and whisk ingredients together.

Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup

8 oz. fresh mushrooms, diced or sliced
1 onion, shredded or chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 Tablespoons butter
In soup pan, melt butter and saute mushrooms, onion and garlic for several minutes.

Whisk in 2 Tablespoons flour. Blend together. Then add in, 2 Cups chicken broth. Allow to cook several minutes. Add 1 Cup milk and whisk together. Season with a dash of pepper. Heat several minutes and use in any recipe that calls for cream of mushroom soup or enjoy as is.