Go Traditional with Gold’s Duck Sauce

Sep 29, 2025 by Chef David

By Chef David

September is the harbinger of Fall, an indication that the Jewish Holidays are just around the corner. For many, it’s time to begin menu planning, a time for traditional family favorites, with recipes and ingredients that evoke memories. The aromas of cooking can bring you back to childhood, providing a connection to remember our loved ones and prompting storytelling – and delicious classic meals.

One brand with a long history is Gold’s Pure Food Products Co., which, until 2015, was family-owned, operating out of Hempstead, New York.  All their products are certified kosher by the OU, and many are available for Passover.

The History of Gold’s

Gold’s was founded by Tillie and Hyman Gold in 1932, in their Brooklyn apartment, where Tillie grated and bottled horseradish. As the business grew, their three sons, Morris, Manny, and Herbert, handled the deliveries, first on their bicycles and later by train. The brand continued to grow, introducing borscht in 1948. They were an early adopter of marketing, hosting the Miss Horseradish contest and advertising in Haggadahs produced by local grocery chains.

In 1994, they relocated from Brooklyn to Hempstead, New York, and began manufacturing specialty mustard, used by the NY Mets at their concession stands, which expanded to stadiums around the country.

Although they may still be best known for their horseradish, Gold’s has become a holiday tradition, with Gold’s duck sauce being a kosher cooking staple, used as a base for brisket, chicken, or simply for dipping. Gold’s has become the secret sauce for many family recipes.

Gold’s products are available in a variety of retail stores.

Duck Sauces

Gold’s duck sauces are a classic. They are all certified kosher pareve by the OU and based on a simple recipe. Even though Gold’s duck sauce comes in four varieties, they are all based on the same core ingredients: water, dextrose, sugar, peaches and/or apricots (preserved with sulfur dioxide), vinegar, salt, guar gum, paprika, xanthan gum, and garlic. Gold’s duck sauces are available Kosher for Passover (made with kosher for Passover vinegar). They come in 13- or 40-ounce jars.

Their simplicity and consistency make Gold’s products a holiday go-to.

• Sweet & Sour (Cantonese Style) 2 tablespoons contain 50 calories.
• Hot & Spicy (Szechuan Style Sweet & Sour Sauce) – 50 calories in 2 tablespoons. Contains red chili pepper.
• Spicy Garlic (Thai Style Sweet & Sour Sauce) – 45 calories in 2 tablespoons. This variety is slightly tart.
• Snappy Ginger (Polynesian Style Sweet & Sour Sauce) – 50 calories in 2 tablespoons. Contains pineapple juice.

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Simplest Brisket Recipe – Adapted from Kosher.com

Ingredients:

• 3 to 4-pound brisket
• 3 tablespoons garlic powder
• 26 ounces of Gold’s duck sauce

Instructions:

1. Sprinkle brisket with garlic powder and pour duck sauce over the meat.

2. Cover tightly and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for two and a half to three hours, until the meat is fork-tender. (Check it after two hours. Do not overbake or the meat will dry out.

Feel free to experiment with different flavors or add the vegetables of your choice. Some of our favorites are parsnips, carrots, and potatoes.

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Duck Sauce Chicken (recipe from Jamie Geller)

TOTAL TIME: 95 minutes COOK TIME: 90 minutes. SERVES: 4

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken bottoms
• Salt / Pepper/ Paprika
• 1 large onion
• 1 large, sweet potato
• 1 large white potato
• 1/4- 1/2 bottle Gold’s duck sauce

Instructions:

1. Cut the onion into rings and lay the rings over the bottom of a pan so that the pan is mostly covered.
2. Skin the chicken and rub salt, pepper, and paprika over each piece of chicken.
3. Place the chicken bottoms on top of the onion rings in the pan.
4. Slice the sweet potato and white potato, and surround the chicken with the slices.
5. Bake at 350 for one hour, uncovered.
6. Remove from oven and add Gold’s duck sauce to the pan (make sure every piece of chicken gets covered)
7. Bake uncovered for another half hour or until chicken is the desired texture.