Vinegar Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a nonreactive mixing bowl, mixing until the sugar and salt dissolve. Taste for seasoning, adding pepper as needed. Transfer to a clean, sterile jar and refrigerate. Will keep for several months.

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and white pepper with 1 1/3 cups of water in a nonreactive medium-size bowl and whisk until the sugar and salt dissolve. Taste for seasoning, adding more brown sugar and/or salt as necessary; the sauce should be piquant but not quite sour.

Steps:

• In a stockpot over medium heat, combine the vinegar, ketchup, and hot sauce. Stir together. Pour in all the remaining ingredients and stir to dissolve. Do not boil. When the spices are thoroughly dissolved, take the pot off the heat, and funnel the sauce into a bottle. The sauce will keep, refrigerated, for up to 1 year.

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive saucepan, combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Transfer the sauce to a container, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Do Ahead
• The sauce can be made and chilled for up to 1 week.

Steps:

• After cooking your meat or fish, take it out of the pan. Do not clean the pan--the little brown bits left in the pan will be the base of your sauce. Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the pan (or add some other fat, if needed).
• Add the garlic and ginger to the pan and cook over medium heat until aromatic, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the rice vinegar and soy sauce and use a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer until the liquid has thickened and reduced by half.
• Add the mirin and simmer to reduce until the sauce is thickened; swirl in the sesame oil. Add the scallions and stir to combine.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together the vinegar, ketchup, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, sugar, and water.
• Simmer for 15 minutes, or until all the sugar dissolves. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat, and let cool. Use to baste your favorite meat while grilling.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, salt, cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and brown sugar. Mix well and allow ingredients to mesh for about 4 to 8 hours before using.