41 recipes, 28 jar-ready
Southern Sauces
41 Southern sauces under American, each tied to a published source. 28 are jar-ready for a fill-to-line wrap. Filter by flavor below, or seed a jar from this shelf.
Jar-ready
Nashville Wet Chili Oil
★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: NASHVILLE
Chris Cosentino's Nashville wet chili oil for pollock.
shake · flavored oil
Honey-Onion Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SWEET ONION
Christensen's sweet onion vinaigrette for watermelon salad.
shake · vinaigrette
Broken-Egg Dressing
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: BROKEN-EGG
Vivian Howard's broken-egg dressing for tomato-avocado salad.
shake · dressing
Lemon Vanilla Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CITRUS-HONEY
Howard's lemon vanilla vinaigrette for strawberry-beet salad.
shake · vinaigrette
Pepper Vinegar Dressing
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PEPPER VINEG
Sean Brock's Southern pepper vinegar dressing.
shake · vinaigrette
Garlic Lemon Juice Remoulade
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: GARLIC
Vivian Howard's Southern comeback-style sauce.
shake · remoulade
Burger Special Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: BURGER
A warm emulsion for brunch dishes and vegetables.
shake · egg emulsion
Hot Pepper Vinegar
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: HOT VINEGAR
Toni Tipton-Martin's hot pepper vinegar for greens.
shake · hot sauce
Benne Seed Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: BENNE SEED
Sean Brock's benne seed vinaigrette for Southern greens.
shake · vinaigrette
Shallot-Thyme Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: HOUSE VINA
Frank Stitt's shallot-thyme vinaigrette for green salads.
shake · vinaigrette
Blue Cheese Honey Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CITRUS-HONEY
Vivian Howard's blue cheese vinaigrette for sprouts & pear.
shake · vinaigrette
Creamy Scallion Dip
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CREAMY
Vivian Howard's creamy scallion dip for okra fries.
shake · dip
Apple Cider Parsley Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: APPLE
Sean Brock's apple cider-parsley vinaigrette for pea salad.
shake · vinaigrette
Sorghum-Dijon Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SORGHUMDIJON
Mashama Bailey's sorghum-Dijon vinaigrette for fish cakes.
shake · vinaigrette
Maple-Caper Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: MAPLECAPER
Frank Stitt's maple-caper vinaigrette for tuna scallopine.
shake · vinaigrette
Simple Tomato Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SIMPLE
Bailey's simple tomato sauce for fish cakes.
simmer · tomato sauce
Dill Pickle Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: DILL PICKLE
Acheson's dill pickle vinaigrette for green salads.
shake · vinaigrette
Chile Hot Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CHILE HOT
Rodney Scott's classic pepper vinegar hot sauce.
shake · hot sauce
Mississippi Comeback Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CHUNKY
The dip from Moore's crispy fish dogs.
shake · remoulade
Hot Pepper Essence
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: HOT PEPPER
Anne Quatrano's hot pepper essence for crab fritters.
shake · dip
Vanilla Oil
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: VANILLA OIL
Anne Quatrano's vanilla oil for crab fritters & desserts.
shake · flavored oil
Sorghum Grain Mustard Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SORGHUM-GRAI
Hugh Acheson's sorghum mustard vinaigrette for roast pork.
shake · vinaigrette
Simple Jar Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SIMPLE JAR
Acheson's simple jar vinaigrette for Vidalia onion salad.
shake · vinaigrette
Lime Basil Vinaigrette
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: LIMEBASIL
Chris Hastings' lime-basil vinaigrette for grilled fish.
shake · vinaigrette
Pickled-Beet Toss Dressing
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PICKLED-BEET
Erick Williams' pickled-beet toss dressing for beets.
shake · vinaigrette
Paprika-Scallion Mayonnaise
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PAPRIKASCALL
Linton Hopkins's paprika-scallion mayonnaise for crab salad.
shake · mayo
Blt Butter-Bean Vinaigrette
CHAMPION CHEFOn the jar: BLT
Clark's simple vinaigrette for a butter bean salad.
shake · vinaigrette
Rosemary Crème Fraîche
CHAMPION CHEFOn the jar: ROSEMARY
Clark's rosemary crème fraîche for loaded potato bites.
shake · cream sauce
One jar answers this
Southern, on one jar.
4 of these sauces, printed as fill lines on one glass jar. Pour your pantry to the line, shake, pour it over. When the jar is empty, refill it.
4 kitchens · 7 national awards
- Dill Pickle VinaigretteNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: DILL PICKLE
- Honey-Onion VinaigretteNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SWEET ONION
- Broken-Egg DressingNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: BROKEN-EGG
- Pepper Vinegar DressingNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PEPPER VINEG
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Vinaigrettes
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Remoulades
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Herb sauces
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Salsas
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Nut sauces
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Tomato sauces
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Pan sauces
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Egg emulsions
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Marinades
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Common questions
- What are the best-known Southern sauces?
- The highest-rated jar-ready picks here are Nashville Wet Chili Oil by Chris Cosentino, Honey-Onion Vinaigrette by Ashley Christensen, and Broken-Egg Dressing by Vivian Howard. All 41 Southern sauces on this page cite their chef and source.
- Which Southern sauces are jar-ready?
- 28 of these Southern sauces are jar-ready. Jar-ready means the recipe is a shake or simmer that fits the jar's fill-to-line measuring.
- Where do these recipes come from?
- Adapted from published, cited sources. Every recipe names its chef and source. PantryFlex is not affiliated with or endorsed by the chefs.