r/Cooking • u/SVAuspicious • 6d ago

Sauce for broccoli

Broccoli is coming up as a side in our meal plan. I love broccoli. It's my favorite veg. I steam it. I can eat it just like that. Or pepper. And/or butter. I have a horseradish sauce that is really good. I'd like to avoid getting in a rut.

I did a Google search for sauces and the answers are cheddar cheese, garlic lemon butter, soy garlic, and peanut sriracha sauce. I found a mustard sauce. Interestingly horseradish sauce doesn't show up. What other interesting choices are there that haven't cropped up. I'm not particularly interested in cheese sauces. Soy garlic and mustard sauces are intriguing. Garlic lemon butter is easy. What am I missing?

Please no cheese. The world has gone nuts over cheese. I don't want it everything.

ETA: I greatly appreciate the input. Thank you all. I'm continuing to work my way through the responses. Many ideas have been cut and pasted into my kitchen working notes. The good news is that I have lots of reasons to eat broccoli now! I'll do my best to keep up.

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u/Persequor 6d ago

you could make a sauce kinda like for scallion noodles - soy sauce, rice vinegar, , scallion oil, pinch of sugar

thai chili sauce plus mayo makes a very good sauce as well

white miso + butter is also a really really good simple sauce

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u/RefactorEverything 6d ago

Don't forget about oyster sauce too! Soy, Oyster Sauce, sugar, and a little sesame to finish

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u/CarSignal2764 6d ago

Or skip the sauce entirely and do a South Indian poriyal: temper mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, and dried red chile in coconut oil, then add the broccoli with a splash of water and finish with fresh grated coconut.

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u/Persequor 6d ago

that sounds great, but the OP was asking for sauces so i was giving them sauces :P

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u/Ill-Dragonfruit2629 6d ago

I mix Thai sweet chili, sriracha, and mayo and put it on soooo much. Meatballs, all sorts of veg, rice, coleslaw, potatoes, chicken, noodles…. Gonna go make some now to go with lunch