Drizzle your dishes with flavor using our irresistible sauce recipes. These recipes are a game-changer from savory steak sauces that complement perfectly cooked meats to smoky and tangy BBQ sauces that bring a touch of summer to your plate. Elevate your culinary creations and delight your taste buds with these delicious sauces.

Cowboy Butter

Overhead shot of sliced steak with ramiken filled with cowboy butter.
Cowboy Butter. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

Get on trend with this viral cowboy butter recipe, the easy dipping sauce that takes grilled steaks, meats, seafood, and veggies to a whole new level. But be warned; this recipe may quickly become part of the weekly meal plan.
Get the Recipe: Cowboy Butter

Carolina Gold Mustard Based BBQ Sauce

Overhead shot of Carolina bbq sauce with buns and pulled pork.
Carolina BBQ Sauce. Photo Credit: Kita Roberts GirlCarnivore

When it comes to amazing bbq sauces, the smooth piquant flavor of mustard-based bbq sauce, also dubbed Carolina Gold, may be my favorite. There’s something about how it coats smoked pulled pork piled high on a sandwich that balances everything out perfectly, making every bite finger-licking good.
Get the Recipe: Carolina Gold Mustard Based BBQ Sauce

Vinegar-based BBQ Sauce

Overheat shot of pulled pork with jar of vinegar sauce.
vinegar-based bbq sauce. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

This simple sauce is a staple for great barbecue. With roots in North Carolina, it’s a thin vinegar-based bbq sauce that packs a lot of heat, is easy to make, and is perfect to use as a mop while smoking and to add moisture and flavor to pulled pork, brisket, and chicken.
Get the Recipe: Vinegar-based BBQ Sauce

Alabama White Sauce

Jar of white BBQ sauce with pile of chicken.
Alabama White Sauce. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

This Alabama white sauce recipe may be the most versatile of the traditional barbecue sauce recipes. It’s a mayonnaise-based bbq staple with many more uses than slathering over smoked meats. It’s a tangy sauce that’s smooth and incredibly dippable for just about anything savory! And it may also be the easiest. With no cooking, this is about as straightforward as it gets.
Get the Recipe: Alabama White Sauce

Poblano Crema

Overhead shot of tacos drizzled with roasted poblano crema.
Poblano Crema. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

Fire-roasted poblanos are the key to this fresh and vibrant crema that is perfect spooned over carnitas or an abundance of other things! For a quick, easy, and simple upgrade to your sauce game, this recipe is it!
Get the Recipe: Poblano Crema

Cilantro Chimichurri

Overhead shot of chimichurri drizzled over meat.
Cilantro Chimichurri. Photo Credit: Kita Roberts GirlCarnivore

Possibly my mother sauce, this bright herbaceous cilantro chimichurri recipe is the perfect accompaniment to grilled meats, smoked veggies, and fresh fish. Or right over crispy tortilla chips. It’s my simple sauce with fresh ingredients that’s quick to make and gets rave reviews (and trust me, I make this one every time I do a live-fire demo).
Get the Recipe: Cilantro Chimichurri

Homemade Keto BBQ Sauce

Jar of keto bbq sauce.
homemade keto bbq sauce. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

Talk about rich, tangy flavor, this homemade keto bbq sauce recipe is where it’s at! Perfect for smoked barbecue, grilled chicken, hearty beef, and pretty much all the meats, this ridiculously delicious recipe is low-carb, sugar-free, and has quickly become a go-to condiment in our kitchen, getting rave reviews from friends on incredibly strict diets!
Get the Recipe: Homemade Keto BBQ Sauce

Chimichurri Rojo

Jar of red chimichurri.
Chimichurri Rojo. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

Red Chimichurri (Chimichurri Rojo) is a bright, refreshing oil-based sauce made with aromatic, fresh herbs popular in South America. It’s the perfect accompaniment to chicken, veggies, and fresh fish. Red Chimichurri sauce will add a pop of flavor and freshness to any recipe. Plus, it’s quick and easy to make!
Get the Recipe: Chimichurri Rojo

Red wine sauce for steaks

Steak with red wine sauce on top.
Red wine sauce for steaks. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

This quick red wine reduction sauce is perfect with a good steak and comes together in minutes. It can be made with or without mushrooms to elevate a quick steak night into a classic bistro experience without any of the frill and hefty price tags.
Get the Recipe: Red wine sauce for steaks

Blue Cheese Sauce

Steak with blue cheese sauce on top.
Blue Cheese Sauce. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

This rich blue cheese sauce recipe isn’t just for chicken wings; it’s the perfect way to amp up a steak. Easy to make, this blue cheese steak sauce will be a new favorite in your rotation.
Get the Recipe: Blue Cheese Sauce

Classic Bearnaise Sauce

Steak with bearnaise sauce on top.
classic bearnaise sauce. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

This classic bearnaise sauce is made with white wine, egg yolks, dijon mustard, and other simple ingredients. It’s a version of one of the five French mother sauces everyone should master. A versatile steak sauce full of flavor that can go with various dishes, including chicken, veggies, and seafood!
Get the Recipe: Classic Bearnaise Ssauce

Brandy Peppercorn Sauce for Steaks

Steak with peppercorn sauce on top.
Brandy Peppercorn Sauce for Steaks. Photo credit: GirlCarnivore.com.

This indulgent peppercorn sauce recipe takes your flawlessly seared steaks to the next level. Reminiscent of fancy steakhouses and romantic date nights, this is the perfect sauce to complete a juicy steak dinner.
Get the Recipe: Brandy Peppercorn Sauce for Steaks

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Kita is a multi-talented individual, boasting numerous accomplishments such as being an award-winning recipe developer, world-traveled professional photographer, and journalist. As the lead creative force behind Girl Carnivore®, she is widely recognized as an authority on all things meat.

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