It’s Stokesmas

Dip, fill, dollop – Stokes, Sauces for Food Lovers, offers so many quirky ways to add depth, dimension and taste to all manner of finger food.

Go on, try some of these – we’re excited just telling you about them.Beef Brisket Croquettes

These will probably be the first to go, so make plenty.

RECIPE: The really good news, everything can be done in advance. The soft, tasty beef brisket (available in most supermarkets) is wrapped in a crispy panko jacket. Beef and our Creamed Horseradish Sauce – YUM.Stokes Devils on Horseback

RECIPE: Resident Chef Andy says: “I use sweet and succulent Medjool dates, which have a moreish natural sweetness that goes perfectly well with creamy blue Stilton and the relative tartness of our Fig Relish.”Cranberry & Brie Pastry Star:

Time to test your  imagination – and your pastry skills.

1. Pop a brie in the middle of a baking sheet.
2. Cover with a pastry roll. Cut and twist the ‘stars’ with a dollop of Cranberry Sauce in each.
3. Brush with yolk and bake.

What a wonderful centrepiece!

All you need is Stokes in the cupboard, and a little inspiration:Gruyère & Smoked Salmon Tartlets:

RECIPE:

Finish these with the punchy fruit of our Cranberry Sauce for a well-balanced offering your guests will adore.

Bold flavours combine with exquisite textures to tantalise your guests taste buds – Yummy mummy!Win smiles with these Mini Beef Yorkshire Puddings with Creamed Horseradish Sauce:

Ours is gentle, deliciously smooth Creamed Horseradish Sauce using English horseradish and fresh cream, that lets you enjoy its full flavour without bringing tears to your eyes – or upstaging your tender, sweet, roast beef.

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CHUTNEYS & RELISHES:

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Enjoy!

You can buy just about anything to make a party table look amazing these days.

Unwrap it, air fry it, serve it.

But you can take ownership of the taste using the quality of Stokes to bring dips, dollops and joy to the party.

Think colour, think texture, think taste and you have the perfect sharing platter of biscuits and crudités, or a plate of succulent prawns and smoked salmon.Now all you need are the dips:

So many of our sauces are dips in our own right. Twist the top off our Sweet Chilli Sauce and treat your seafood platter to its zingy Oriental pleasure.

SHAKE, POUR, DIP, ENJOY.Mango Chutney & Sour Cream

You can buy sour cream with all sorts of herbs already chopped into it. But, if you crush a few cumin seeds and fennel seeds, stir the powder into the cream with 3 or 4 spoonfuls of our Spiced Mango Chutney – wow – it’s so good, particularly served with mini poppadoms!Beetroot Relish with Tarragon & Horseradish

This tickles all the taste buds. Just play with the combinations until you strike the right chord. Our Beetroot Relish has earthy shards of beetroot, steeped in a syrupy red wine sauce. Add a little Creamed Horseradish Sauce for gentle heat. And balance the two with freshly chopped tarragon leaves.Bloody Mary Ketchup & Real Mayonnaise

This is the simplest combo but possibly the tastiest. Use our Real Mayonnaise as the base, adding the extraordinary flavours of our Bloody Mary Ketchup until your frown becomes a beaming smile.Enjoy!

Tempting, tasty and timely – keep the cold out by starting the day, the right way, with breakfast.

It needn’t be as busy as a full fry … looks good though doesn’t it.Full Scottish (For’lorne?)

A true Scottish breakfast will include Lorne sausage, also known as square sausage or slice sausage, made using minced meat, usually beef or a mix of beef and pork, rusk, and spices.

It also includes tattie scones (potato cakes), black pudding and haggis.

Not all that far from a Full English Breakfast, which includes bacon, fried egg, sausage, mushrooms, baked beans, fried bread, grilled tomatoes, and accompanied with tea or coffee.Red or Brown Sauces with that?

That would be, the 200g of Mediterranean tomatoes crammed into every 100g of rich, thick, award-winning Real Tomato Ketchup; or the rich date purée, black treacle and unique blend of Persian spices in our ‘grown-up’ Real Brown Sauce.Light & Healthy – Scrambled eggs over smashed avocado with a little Chilli Jam, or Red Onion Marmalade on toasted ciabatta … so unlike Winston’s.

Whatever your best way to start the day – enjoy it more with Stokes!