Sauces & Gravies 3

WHITE SAUCE

Ingredients:

• salt and pepper to taste

• 2½ cups soy milk

• white pepper

• squeeze lemon juice

• 1½ tablespoons vegetable oil

• 2 level tablespoons plain flour

Method: Heat the oil, stir in the flour then remove the pan from the heat. Slowly stir in the milk, return the pan to low heat stirring until it just reaches boiling. Add the seasoning, and simmer for five minutes. Remove the pan from heat, add juice, stir well, then serve.

Variations: Replace wheat flour with 1 dessert-spoon cornflour. Replace soy milk with vegetable stock. Replace oil with margarine.

WINE SAUCE

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons plain flour

• 2 tablespoons oil

• 1 cup brown onions, chopped small

• 2 cups vegetable juice

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

• 2 teaspoons red currant jelly

• 5 tablespoons red wine or Port

• salt and pepper to taste

Method: Over low heat cook onions in oil till transparent over low heat, stir in flour and keep stirring till the flour has browned, but not burnt. Keeping heat very low, slowly stir in the vegetable juice. When smooth add the lemon juice and jelly, remove from the heat, add the wine or Port, Season with salt and pepper.

WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE

Ingredients:

• 15g allspice

• 1 cup treacle

• 3 cloves garlic

• 5 large chillies

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 15g ground cloves

• 6 cups dark vinegar

• 1 cup dark plum jam

• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Method: Put ingredients in a lidded pot, bring to a boil and simmer for an hour. Cool, strain, bottle and label.

TOMATO GRAVY

Ingredients:

• salt to taste

• 30g plain flour

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• ½ teaspoon nutmeg

• 1 small brown onion

• pinch ground cloves

• ½k very ripe tomatoes

• 2 cups vegetable stock

• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 2 tablespoons Macadamia oil

Method: Peel and dice the onion, then cook in one tablespoon of oil till transparent. Add the chopped tomatoes and stock, bring the ingredients to a boil then simmer for twenty minutes. Remove the pan from the stove, cool a little then rub the contents through a sieve. Heat the remaining oil, stir in the flour, then slowly add it to the tomato mix. Stir till boiling, add sugar and salt, then simmer for five minutes.

TOMATO SAUCE

Ingredients:

• ¾k brown onions

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 2½ cups white vinegar

• 3k very ripe tomatoes

• 1 teaspoon each ground cloves, ginger & mace

Method: Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, leave till the skins start to break, then peel them. Peel and dice onions. Put tomatoes and onions in a saucepan with the spices and simmer till thick. When it loses its heat, rub the mix through a sieve, add salt, and vinegar. Return to low heat and simmer till thick. Bottle while hot lid and seal.

WATERCRESS SAUCE

Make one quantity of White Sauce, while hot and still in the saucepan, add three tablespoons of chopped watercress. Remove from the heat, leave for three minutes with the lid on the saucepan, then return it to low heat stirring continuously till almost boiling. Serve immediately with mashed potatoes, baked tomatoes, and bland root vegetables.

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