Condiments

You select the best food and the freshest ingredients to make dinner, mastering preparation techniques, and picking the perfect recipes. But what about the condiments that accompany your meal? Too often, store-bought versions are loaded with extra salt, sugar, allergens and preservatives, and taste bland and uninspiring. Why not make your own? From homemade ketchup, sweet chilli sauce and taco seasoning to peppery American hot sauce, mustards, hot Tunisian harissa, flavoured vinegars, pickles and preserves, here are 100 recipes that show you step by step how to make your own condiments from scratch by boiling, blending, mixing, fermenting and aging. A mid-week stir-fry will be all the more delicious with homemade oyster sauce, a summer salad fresher-tasting with homemade vinaigrette. Once you've tasted fresh, delicious homemade condiments, you'll never go back to store bought.