If you're looking for delicious Asian sauces to spice up your rice or noodles, dip your snacks in, or have with your main dish, we've got you covered! Check out these 20 easy-to-make Asian sauce recipes that are bursting with flavor from Asian sweet and tangy sauces to creamy dips!
Chinese Sweet and Sour Sauce
Chinese sweet and sour sauce needs no introduction. It's absolutely delicious on any type of meat and veggies, delicious dipped with appetizers like spring rolls or chips and this one doesn't use ketchup or pineapple juice in it.
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Thai Peanut Satay Sauce
Peanut satay sauce is sweet, savory, and creamy. Drizzle this to make some peanut noodles, dip your meat or Thai chicken satay skewers into it, or use it to dip your favorite snacks and appetizers!
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Ginger Scallion Sauce
This is the ultimate Chinese sauce. It's delicious on absolutely everything: noodles, veggies, meat, and especially on plain white rice. It also pairs beautifully with my Oven Roasted Five Spice Chicken.
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Spicy Sriracha Mayo
If you're looking for a delicious and simple sauce that packs a spicy and creamy punch, then look no further than this spicy sriracha mayo! Perfect for drizzling over rice, noodles, or salads, dipping your sushi or fries, or serving on the side with your favorite meat. Plus, it can take any rice bowl to the next level!
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Miso Garlic Chili Oil
This garlic chili oil sauce has a twist, and it's flavored with miso instead of salt for an added umami boost. It is absolutely with any type of rice and noodles, and it is delicious drizzled on meat and dumplings!
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Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce)
This fish sauce based dipping sauce has an incredible balance of sweet, salty and sour with a garlicky kick. You can also add a few chili peppers for a spicy kick! Drizzle this on salads, buddha bowls and noodle bowls to give them a burst of flavor. It's also delicious with grilled meats like Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork Chops as well. It cuts the greasy and heaviness!
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Chinese White Sauce
This Chinese white sauce recipe is a game-changer for all your Asian dishes. It's incredibly easy to make, yet it adds a depth of flavor that will make your meals feel like they came straight from a high-end restaurant.
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Miso Butter
To elevate your plain butter, add some miso into it! It gives it a incredible umami flavor and the extra saltiness makes for some incredible eats. Let this compound butter melt on hot grilled meats, noodles and plain white rice for some really delicious meals. You can even use this to stir-fry veggies as well.
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Hoisin Dipping Sauce
This sweet and savory sauce is incredibly easy to make and only uses 3 ingredients. It's delicious with fresh and deep fried spring rolls, veggie trays, and drizzled on noodles and rice and it pairs beautifully with a Thai Satay Peanut Sauce.
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Chinese Stir Fry Sauce
This Chinese Brown Sauce recipe is your secret weapon for recreating your favorite Chinese takeout dishes right at home. With its rich, savory, and slightly sweet flavor, it's the perfect base for stir-fries like beef and broccoli or chicken and broccoli, and it's incredibly easy to make!
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Japanese Ponzu Sauce
This Homemade Ponzu Sauce is a classic Japanese condiment that's both versatile and easy to make. This citrus-based sauce is perfect for both dipping and dressing and will add the perfect touch of umami to your favorite dishes.
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Thai Peanut Sauce from Scratch
If you're up to the challenge, and you have time you can also try making your own peanut sauce from scratch with ingredients like freshly roasted peanuts and tamarind paste. If not, there's always that Easy Thai Peanut Sauce on this list!
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Creamy Coconut Dip
If you love the flavor of coconut, then definitely try this creamy coconut dip made with coconut cream with hints of lime. It's absolutely delicious dipped with snacks and appetizers, especially chicken pakoras.
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Honey Sesame Dip
This creamy honey sesame dip is sweet and creamy and is delicious on anything that needs to be dipped.
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Homemade Hoisin Sauce
Try this homemade hoisin sauce once and you will never want to use a store bought one again. This is a flexible recipe that you can customize based on the ingredients you have on hand.
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Homemade Chili Garlic Sauce (Huy Fong Brand Copycat)
This homemade chili garlic sauce recipe is just like the famed Huy Fong brand, giving you authentically garlicky and spicy results that are rich and well balanced. Use it to create your own favorite Asian recipes!
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Homemade BBQ Sauce
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A delicious spicy BBQ sauce, made with cumin, chopotle peppers, brown sugar and tomato sauce!
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Garlic Parmesan Sauce
Make this flavourful Garlic Parmesan Sauce in just 15 minutes, using everyday ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. A delicious sauce to mix with pasta, serve on top of pizza, or dip chicken wings in.
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Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce
The homemade sweet chili sauce is an all-purpose sauce that is not only very easy to make, but also tastes better and is way healthier than bottled sauce.
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Homemade Black Bean Sauce
This is one of the most versatile Chinese sauces that goes well with almost any ingredients, and is also suitable for stir frying, baking, grilling, and steaming.
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Easy Homemade Jalapeno Hot Sauce
This easy recipe for homemade Jalapeño Hot Sauce requires only 5 simple ingredients and tastes so much better than store-bought.
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Homemade XO Sauce
Luxurious XO sauce is super rich with a seafood umami flavor that’s both savory and sweet. Add it to rice, noodles, fried rice, and much more to boost the taste.
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Chinese BBQ Sauce
This Chinese BBQ sauce has a rich, sweet, savory taste with well-balanced Asian notes of ginger and five spice. It is super fast to make and has a thick consistency.
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