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The sauces of Houston's most-awarded kitchens
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The sauces of Houston's most-awarded kitchens: 6 chefs, 24 recipes with citations. Houston: 6 kitchens · 5 national awards. No map to dig through. Just the sauces and a jar you can seed from this page.
Houston: 6 kitchens · 5 national awards
Chefs
Fish Sauce Condiment
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: FISH
Chris Shepherd's fish sauce condiment for vegetables, meats
stove · hot sauce
Gochujang Glaze
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: GINGER-SOY
Chris Shepherd's gochujang glaze for wings, grilled meats
blend · bbq sauce
Soy Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: COLA-SOY
Chris Shepherd's cola-soy brine for grilled meats, wings
shake · bbq sauce
Pad See Ew Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PAD SEE
Benchawan Painter's pad see ew sauce for rice noodles
shake · pan sauce
Houston Nuoc Cham
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: HOUSTON NUOC
Chris Shepherd's Houston-style nuoc cham
shake · seafood sauce
Fermented Shrimp Marinade
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: FERMENTED SH
Garcia & Lu's fermented shrimp marinade for fried chicken
blend · pan sauce
Thai Chile Fish-Sauce Honey
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: THAI HONEY
Garcia & Lu's sweet-spicy lacquer for fried chicken
stove · hot sauce
Mole Negro
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: MOLE NEGRO
Adrián Torres's rich mole negro
stove · salsa
Hoja Santa Oil
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: HOJA OIL
Adrián Torres's herbal hoja santa oil
blend · herb sauce
Chicatana Butter
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CHICATANA BU
Adrián Torres's smoky chicatana ant butter
blend · butter emulsion
Mole Soubise
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: MOLE SOUBISE
Adrián Torres's silky onion mole soubise
stove · salsa
Chile Crisp Oil
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CHILE CRISP
Garcia & Lu's crunchy chile crisp oil
stove · hot sauce
Nam Jim Seafood
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: NAM JIM
Benchawan Painter's Thai nam jim for seafood
blend · seafood sauce
Chipotle Crema
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CHIPOTLE CRE
Adrián Torres's smoky chipotle crema for tacos
shake · dressing
Salsa Roja
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SALSA ROJA
Adrián Torres's classic salsa roja
blend · salsa
Sweet Soy-Vinegar Dipping Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SWEET SOYVI
Benchawan Painter's sweet soy dip for chive pancakes
shake · hot sauce
Salsa Mexicana
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: SALSA
Ortega's salsa mexicana
blend · salsa
Ancho Chile Salsa
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: ANCHO
The table salsa from Ortega's pollo asado
blend · salsa
Fish Sauce Lime Dressing
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CITRUS-HONEY
Shepherd's fish sauce-lime dressing for watermelon salad
blend · dressing
Chermoula
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: GREEN
Chris Shepherd's chermoula for a sole or flounder sabich
blend · salsa
Tahini Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: TAHINI
Chris Shepherd's tahini sauce for a sole or flounder sabich
shake · dressing
Yellow Tomato Champagne Vinaigrette Sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: YELLOW
Ortega's yellow tomato vinaigrette for crab salad
shake · vinaigrette
Toasted Pumpkin-Seed Dressing
NATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: TOASTED
Ortega's toasted pumpkin-seed dressing for crab salad
shake · dressing
Nori Green Goddess Dressing
CHAMPION CHEFOn the jar: NORI GREEN
Epps-Long's nori green goddess dressing for fried chicken
blend · dressing
Seeded jar
Seeded jar · 4 sauces
3 kitchens · 3 national awards
- Soy SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: COLA-SOY
- Pad See Ew SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PAD SEE
- Houston Nuoc ChamNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: HOUSTON NUOC
- Chipotle CremaNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CHIPOTLE CRE
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