9 Sauces That Make Grilled Food Taste Even Better - menshealth.com
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Some grillers will try to argue that if you're grilling your food correctly, you don't need any sauce.
The natural "sauce" of the grill—the smoke, the flame—is all the flavor you really need, and if you turn to BBQ sauce, hot sauce, or GOD FORBID ketchup, well there's something wrong with how you're approaching your fire-cooked meals.
Except that you could argue back that maybe it's your grilling condiments that are lacking. After all, plenty of legendary chefs sauce the heck out of their food and no one comes at them.
And those chefs know that the right sauces (or jams, or salsas, or...) don't drown out the flavors of grilled food—they heighten them.
Granted, it does takes time to find the "right" grilling condiments largely because there are so many lackluster ones out there: too-sugary BBQ sauces, too-spicy hot sauce (yes, it's a thing), too one-note everything.
But lucky for you, griller, you're about to read a roundup of nine unsung condiments that completely change how you think about grilling and grilling sauces. From sweet-heat jams to truffle-ized ranch dressing to a game-changing ketchup to a tamarind date sauce that'll make you rethink how you feel about grilled fish—it's time to prepare your taste buds for something really different.
So now it's time to stock up on these nine sauces, fire up the grill, and get sizzling.
1Che Fico Calabrian Chili Bomba
177milkstreet.com
$16.95
Add tangy-spicy pickled Calabrian peppers to tender garlic confit and you’ve got a potent spread that stands up to the bold flavors of grilled steak. Or you can mix it with butter and slather over corn on the cob.
2Tomato Achaar
Brooklyn Delhi
$10.99
It’s as if Sriracha, ketchup, and chili powder became a throuple. The heat of the chili powder, the sweetness of the tomatoes, and the warmth of the spices complement one another, especially on your favorite burgers.
3Ginger Vegan Thai Hot Sauce
SD Sauce
$12.99
This sorta-chunky relish fuses bright-hot Thai bird chile peppers, soy sauce, umami-rich bean paste, garlic, and cane sugar with lime juice, cilantro, and ginger. Sweep over eggplant.
4Black Truffle Infused Ranch Sauce
Trufflin
$19.99
Chemical-tasting ranch this is not. Thick and creamy, this sauce boasts heady black-truffle aromas and fresh herbs. Try it in grilled potato salad or as a chip dip as you tend the fire.
5BBQ Mop Sauce
Feges
$14.00
Pleasantly sweet and acidic, with a smidgen of heat, this spice-laced, vinegar-based sauce works wonders on any slow-smoked pork: chops, ribs, shoulder, or belly.
6Spicy Satsuma Jam
Jamboree Jams
$10.00
Satsumas are small, sweet oranges, combined in this jar with tongue-tingling Criolla Sella chile peppers. This mash works as a tropical-style glaze for grilled rib eye. Great on pork chops or fish, too.
7Salsa Piccante
Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria
$15.00
Executive chef Justin Smillie’s experimentations with fermented chile peppers spawned this hot sauce. Rounded out with white vinegar, agave, garlic, ginger, and salt, the mix plays well with shrimp.
8Ata Din Din Sauce
Egunsi Foods
$40.00
Inspired by founder ‘Yemisi Awosan’s Nigerian roots, this umami-heavy relish is packed with flavors: habanero, bell pepper, onion, garlic, celery, paprika. Use it to ratchet up marinades for grilled chicken or portobellos and hold on to your butts.
9Tamarind Date Sauce
Basbaas
$21.99
This Somali-inspired, thick, smoky paste offsets fiery cherry-bomb peppers with naturally sweet Medjool dates. That fruitiness means it works with hearty fish—swordfish, salmon, and mahi mahi.
Alia AkkamAlia Akkam is a freelance writer who covers cocktails & bars, design, travel, food, and culture.
Paul KitaPaul is the Food & Nutrition Editor of Men’s Health.
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