Do-it-yourself sauces. Preparing sauces and dips at home does not take long and allows you to always have fresh products at your disposal, completely free of artificial preservatives. Their home preparation helps to reduce the amount of waste produced at the household level - especially as regards tubes and jars - in particular in the case of sauces based on ingredients that can be purchased in bulk, such as fruit, vegetables, seeds and dried legumes. Each sauce, of course, is customizable according to your personal tastes. Below we offer you ten recipes for do-it-yourself sauces in the name of home cooking and self-production.
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Prepare sauces and dips at home it does not take much time and allows you to always have fresh and completely fresh products at your disposal free from artificial preservatives.
Their home preparation helps to reduce the amount of waste produced at the household level - especially as regards tubes and jars - in particular in the case of sauces based on ingredients that can be purchased in bulk, such as fruit, vegetables, seeds and dried legumes.
Each sauce, of course, is customizable according to your personal tastes. Below we propose ten recipes for do-it-yourself sauces in the name of home cooking,self and saving.
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Ketchup
If you love the ketchup sauce, but you would prefer to avoid buying it, given the not always healthy ingredients that can be contained in its industrial version, it is good to know that its home preparation allows you to obtain excellent results. The do-it-yourself ketchup can be obtained from fresh tomatoes, or from a part of the tomato sauce previously prepared in a homemade way. In this article you will find the recipe for making ketchup, so you never have to buy it again.
Basil pesto
The basic pesto recipe involves the use of fresh basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil and pine nuts. Genoese pesto includes the addition of Parmigiano Reggiano or pecorino. Depending on your taste, you can decide to add or omit garlic divided into cloves and to replace the pine nuts with peeled almonds. The basil pesto recipe is very versatile and easily adaptable to many dishes. The pesto can be prepared fresh at the moment, using a mortar or a kitchen mixer to mix the ingredients. The simplest storage method involves freeze it for later occasions in ice cube containers. It can otherwise be stored in sterilized jars. TO this address the original recipe of Genoese pesto and other variations.
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Zucchini pesto
Il zucchini pesto it is an easy and quick to prepare condiment that is usually liked by everyone, adults and children. Usually it is used as pasta sauce but in reality you can combine it with your favorite recipes to flavor your dishes. Here you will find the complete recipe.
Salsa worcester
Worcester sauce is a spicy and sweet and sour sauce, it is the typical sauce used to accompany vegetable burgers and vegetable meat loafs. Quick and easy to make. Here you will find the recipe to follow step by step.
hummus
The hummus is one sauce of Middle Eastern origin who sees i ceci as its basic ingredient. It is a sauce whose homemade preparation, as well as simple, can be considered decidedly economical. With hummus it is possible to decide to accompany an unusual pinzimonio of raw vegetables, prepare canapés or accompany second courses, according to your tastes. In this article you can consult the complete recipe for homemade hummus preparation. If you want some different ideas, you can prepare eggplant hummus, to spread on bruschetta, to use as an appetizer, but also as a dressing for sandwiches, summer salads or pinzimonio. Here the complete recipe.
Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is perhaps one of the most used accompanying sauces in our country and it is likely that it is also one of the most purchased, given its simple availability. It's just as simple and quick though, prepare mayonnaise at home, in order to have at your disposal a sauce that is always fresh and free of the preservatives present in industrial products. In addition to classic egg-based mayonnaise, it is possible to prepare one at home completely vegetable-based mayonnaise. Reading this article you will find both recipes.
Eggplant Caviar
Eggplant caviar is a simple and quick summer recipe, without the addition of animal fats, it is also suitable for those who follow a low-calorie diet.
Here you will find the complete recipe.
Guacamole sauce
La guacamole sauce is a typical preparation of the cuisine of Central and South America in which theavocado it is used as the main ingredient. Its traditional preparation requires that the pulp of a ripe avocado is crushed with a fork or pureed, adding the juice of half a lemon to it. A few cloves of garlic, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper, chopped onion and grated chilli complete the preparation of the guacamole sauce, which must be left to rest in the refrigerator and served cold.
Tomato sauce
The tomato sauce is the undisputed queen of home supplies. Preparing a good tomato puree at home is very simple, you will be inebriated by magnificent aromas and thanks to these maybe someone will make a time travel in the past reliving their childhood. Here you will find the recipe step by step.
Soy sauce
If, following the previous recipes, you have decided to also prepare some soy sauce, you will have to be patient because its preparation is a bit long. Here you will find the recipe to follow step by step
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