https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/condiments/ a culinary genealogy Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/condiments/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-toast-sesame-seeds/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-toast-sesame-seeds/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:09:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=80143 Learn how to toast sesame seeds—and how to tell when they’re done—without burning them! Toasted sesame seeds are a useful ingredient to have around, so make a big batch and keep it in the fridge for various recipes!  Why Toast Your Own Sesame Seeds Why would you want to toast your own sesame seeds when ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-toast-sesame-seeds/feed/ 2 https://thewoksoflife.com/yum-yum-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/yum-yum-sauce/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:16:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79769 Yum Yum Sauce is another chapter in the love affair between mayonnaise and ketchup. First there was Thousand Island Dressing, various “special” sauces claimed by burger chains galore, and then…there was Yum Yum Sauce. A touch of melted butter, rice vinegar, spices, and chili garlic hot sauce makes it irresistible. You’ll want to put it ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/yum-yum-sauce/feed/ 25 https://thewoksoflife.com/scallion-pancake-dipping-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/scallion-pancake-dipping-sauce/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:01:57 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79646 Today we’re sharing two recipes for a scallion pancake dipping sauce. One is spicy and tangy, and one is simple and sweet.  While in China, scallion pancakes are not normally served with dipping sauces, we’ve gotten many requests over the years for one.  There are many ways to enjoy a scallion pancake, from Taiwanese Beef ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/scallion-pancake-dipping-sauce/feed/ 48 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-meat-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-meat-sauce/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76049 This all-purpose Chinese meat sauce (家常肉酱) is a meaty relish of mushroom, shallot, fermented black bean, and chili that can make an exciting, satisfying meal out of any bowl of noodles, congee, or rice.  When you don’t have anything else in the fridge, you’ll be glad to have this Chinese meat sauce on hand for ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-meat-sauce/feed/ 26 https://thewoksoflife.com/sweet-sour-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/sweet-sour-sauce/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2023 08:06:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76879 Sweet and sour sauce dishes are some of the most iconic out there. Even in China, dishes like sweet and sour pork (咕噜肉 – gū lū ròu) and Sweet and Sour Squirrel Fish, (松鼠魚 – songshǔ yú), a famous recipe from Jiangsu Province, have spread across the country. Today, we’re going to talk about how ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/sweet-sour-sauce/feed/ 19 https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-turkey-gravy-recipe/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-turkey-gravy-recipe/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:02:18 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=19626 Up until now, I’ve never thought about sharing a turkey gravy recipe. At our house, making the gravy for Thanksgiving dinner has always just been the assumed final step of cooking a turkey. You marinate and roast the turkey using our go-to Thanksgiving turkey recipe, and then just use the pan drippings to make gravy…right? ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-turkey-gravy-recipe/feed/ 21 https://thewoksoflife.com/best-chili-oil-brands-taste-test/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/best-chili-oil-brands-taste-test/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:53:41 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71766 Over the years, many of you have discovered how simple and rewarding it is to make your own chili oil at home. Yet there is always a small handful of folks who ask me, “What are the best chili oil brands I can buy from the store?”  The truth is, there weren’t that many options ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/best-chili-oil-brands-taste-test/feed/ 101 https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-pot-dipping-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-pot-dipping-sauce/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:22:22 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71492 Important question: Is there a right way to make a hot pot dipping sauce?  More and more of you are loving hot pot, and we’ve gotten a lot of queries about how to prepare it at home. We have posts on how to set up a hot pot dinner, and how to make an easy ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-pot-dipping-sauce/feed/ 6 https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-foo-young-gravy/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-foo-young-gravy/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:56:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71072 Some say that the egg foo young gravy is really what makes the dish. Serving egg foo young without gravy is like serving mashed potatoes without gravy. You could…but why? Whether you’re making Chicken Egg Foo Young or any other egg foo young recipe, you need that gravy to pour over the fried patties and ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-foo-young-gravy/feed/ 67 https://thewoksoflife.com/best-restaurant-style-salsa/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/best-restaurant-style-salsa/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2022 04:08:13 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=64866 This is the best restaurant-style salsa recipe—at least, by our family’s estimation! It’s pretty straightforward to make, and you can’t help but dunk chip after chip after chip! Everyone we’ve made this for has loved it. There are a few secret ingredients here that make this salsa taste like you spent a lot more time and ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/best-restaurant-style-salsa/feed/ 62