4.8 from 12 votes
Easy Creole Sauce Recipe
This homemade Creole sauce recipe is versatile, zesty, and very easy to make. It' starts with a roux, lots of vegetables and seasonings, and tomatoes. Make it mild or spicy.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 147 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 tablespoons flour
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 2 Jalapeno peppers chopped (use bell peppers for a milder version – I used jalapenos and red bell pepper)
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 pounds tomatoes chopped (or use 2 cans fire roasted tomatoes for extra flavor)
- 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning blend see recipe notes
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- hot sauce to taste Crystal preferably, or similar, about 2-3 tablespoons is good
- 1 tablespoons Sweet chili sauce Sriracha is good here
- salt and pepper to taste
- Juice from 1 lemon
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pan to medium heat and add the flour. Stir to form a roux. Continually stir the roux until it starts to brown, about 15 minutes. You can stir longer to get a darker color if you prefer.
- Stir in the chicken stock. The roux will thicken up in the pan.
- Add the peppers, onion and celery until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook another minute, until you can smell that gorgeous garlic.
- Stir in the butter, tomatoes, Creole seasonings, Worcestershire, vinegar, hot sauce and sweet chili sauce. Adjust with salt and pepper.
- Bring to a quick boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. You can simmer longer to develop more flavor.
- Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice.
- Serve as desired!
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Notes
- Heat Factor: Medium. You can easily up the heat factor with spicier peppers and hotter hot sauce choices.
- Check out my homemade Cajun seasoning blend. Or, use your own favorite store bought blend.
Nutrition Information
Calories
147kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
160mg
(7%)
Potassium
521mg
(15%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
2150IU
(43%)
Vitamin C
30.4mg
(34%)
Calcium
34mg
(3%)
Iron
1.1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 147
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 147kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 160mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 521mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 2150IU | 43% |
| Vitamin C | 30.4mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.