Sauce, Sauce for poultry, Currant sauce, Sauce for meat dishes

Currant sauce

Currant sauce is an English condiment usually consisting of currants, sugar and rosemary. However, there are many variations of this sauce, which include white or red wines, mustard, orange or lemon zest, less often shallots. This sauce is usually served with meat or poultry, it goes especially well with roast lamb, goose or turkey.

Ingredients

Servings 6–8
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • zest of half an orange
  • juice of half an orange
  • 100 g blackcurrant or redcurrant jam
  • 100-120 ml orange juice
  • 1-2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • salt

Cooking

Step 1

Chop thyme leaves and zest.

Step 2

Slightly warm currant jam with orange juice, rub through a sieve if desired.

Step 3

Add thyme, zest and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with cold or grilled poultry or lamb.

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