Sauce simply makes foods more succulent. Though it's tempting to just crank open a can of tomato or butterscotch sauce, nothing beats homemade. These 10 recipes are ultrasimple, yet the flavor payoff is so worth it. Go ahead and put them on your cooking bucket list.
Sriracha
Get the recipe: sriracha
Sesame Chicken Sauce
Get the recipe: sesame chicken
Pesto
Get the recipe: walnut pesto
Tomato Sauce
Get the recipe: Marcella Hazan's three-ingredient tomato sauce
Barbecue Sauce
Get the recipe: sriracha-beer barbecue sauce
Homemade Mac and Cheese Sauce
Get the recipe: caprese macaroni and cheese
Enchilada Sauce
Get the recipe: red enchilada sauce
Turkey Gravy
Get the recipe: turkey gravy
Butterscotch
Get the recipe: butterscotch
Curry
Get the recipe: vegetarian curry