According to statistical studies, chicken is the most popular meat in the world. Chicken is easy to cook, inexpensive, and many other ingredients go with it just to enrich its flavor. That is why there are so many recipes for chicken sauces that they would be enough for an entire cookbook.
Horseradish Creamy Sauce
Delicate creamy sauce with tart hints of horseradish and a subtle flavor of Dijon mustard is ideal for fried chicken, emphasizing its bright taste. You will need:
- 1 glass of heavy cream;
- ¼ cups of freshly grated horseradish;
- 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard;
- 1 teaspoon of wine vinegar;
- salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Whisk the horseradish cream into a single, homogeneous mass, add vinegar, mustard, season with salt and pepper. This sauce can be kept in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Chimichurri sauce
The classic Argentinean chimichurri sauce is served with grilled meat, it is also ideal for chicken. You will need:
- 50 grams of parsley;
- 50 grams of cilantro greens;
- 3 tablespoons of capers;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 1 ½ tablespoons of wine vinegar;
- 1 ½ teaspoons of salt;
- ½ teaspoon of red ground pepper;
- ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper;
- ½ cup of olive oil.
Chop the parsley and cilantro leaves with a wide, sharpened knife. Pass the garlic through a press. Chop the capers finely. Whisk the vinegar with vegetable oil, add chopped herbs, capers, black and red peppers, salt and garlic. Stir and let it brew for 30-40 minutes.
The classic Italian pesto sauce is perfect for chicken.
Hungarian sauce
The famous Hungarian paprikash is, for the most part, a spicy, tasty sauce. To prepare it, you will need:
- 2 teaspoons of paprika;
- 1 teaspoon of salt;
- 1 glass of chicken broth;
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste;
- 1 ½ cups of thick sour cream;
- 1 teaspoon of cornstarch.
Combine tomato paste with chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for about 5-8 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix sour cream with paprika and starch, add to tomato paste with broth and stir. Heat slightly and serve with the fried chicken pieces.
A classic sauce based on melted butter, shallots, lemon juice and white wine is well suited to boiled chicken.
Cherry Sauce Recipe
Not only hot or sour sauces go well with chicken meat. Spicy sweet gravies go well with it. For example, cherry. You will need:
- 5 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar;
- ½ glass of orange juice;
- 1 ½ cups fresh pitted cherries;
- 1 glass of chicken broth;
- 2 teaspoons of thyme leaves;
- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch;
- ½ glass of cherry juice;
- salt pepper.
Combine apple cider vinegar and cherry juice in a small saucepan, add thyme and almost all of the chicken stock except 3-4 tablespoons, bring to a boil, add cherries and cook for about 3-5 minutes. Mix the starch with the remaining broth and add to the sauce, wait until the mixture thickens, remembering to stir. The sauce is ready.
