Food and Recipes: Must have condiments in your fridge/cupboard – Main dishes

Dijon Mustard (my preference is the grainy kind)

Garlic (preferably fresh, most often crushed)

Olive Oil

Balsamic Vinegar

Maple syrup

Curry paste

Ginger

Honey

Brown sugar

Lemon juice

Ketchup

Soy Sauce

The above list are items that I always have on hand.

I consider them my ‘must’ haves.  Why?  Because a combination of them will make many different meals.  I just have to add a protein and some veggies to make it complete.  Many meals during the week are rushed, or not decided on until 4 pm.  Sometimes I have a recipe ready to go, but I don’t have certain items or have to modify it.  The above items always help!

Do you have many of those items too? Some?  Here’s some combinations that I’ve used, which is why I like to have them on hand. For this post, I will focus on a protein.  In future posts, I’ll demonstrate how I use those items for side dishes or salads!

Combinations:

Dijon mustard + Honey (mixed) + chicken = Honey mustard chicken

Dijon mustard + maple syrup (mixed) + salmon = Maple mustard salmon

Curry paste + lemon juice + soy sauce + ginger + chicken = Curried bake chicken

Curry paste + lemon juice + soy sauce + ginger + white fish = Curried Steamed fish (wrap fish with above ingredients in foil or parchment pockets and back. It will steam in the pockets)

Ketchup + brown sugar + soy sauce + ginger + garlic + back ribs in slow cooker = Tender ribs

Ketchup + brown sugar + balsamic vinegar + water + ground beef meatballs = Yummy sweet and sour meatballs

Garlic + ginger + soy sauce + maple syrup + pork tenderloin = Garlic Maple Pork tenderloin