Recommend me a Mint Sauce

[PeteXXX]

Recommend me a Mint Sauce to splodge on our Christmas lamb...
And on other things, too!

 

[Profpointy]

The recipe based on chopped fresh mint, a bit of sugar, and mixed up in vinegar is how I have always made it. I remember as kid being sent out to my grandmother's garden to pick some mint for our roast dinner. The mint plants had become almost a huge hedge it seemed to me as a six year old

 

[PeteXXX]

I do make my own in the summer but the mint is now in winter mode.. No new leaves.

 

[Poacher]

Batts, Lidl's own brand, is decent quality with a high proportion of mint compared to some more expensive ones. Regularly used in cucumber raita when fresh mint is unavailable.

 

[markemark]

Stop it. Just gravy.

 

[Poacher]

Stop it. Just gravy.

Can't imagine what that would be like in cucumber raita, and have absolutely no intention to find out.

 

[gbb]

I avoid mint jelly.
i always like the tang that vinegar gives when in 'normal' mint sauce.
Aldi's, Asdas own brand they're both more than ok in my eyes

 

[PeteXXX]

I avoid mint jelly.
i always like the tang that vinegar gives when in 'normal' mint sauce.
Aldi's, Asdas own brand they're both more than ok in my eyes

Yes.. It needs vinegar IMHO. It'd be bland without the tang..

 

[markemark]

Can't imagine what that would be like in cucumber raita, and have absolutely no intention to find out.

No idea as I wouldn’t. This is about mint sauce with a roast, not whether or not to eat mint.

 

[Reynard]

I do make my own in the summer but the mint is now in winter mode.. No new leaves.

Mint freezes well, btw.

TBH, just buy a bunch of fresh mint from the supermarket if need be. Will still be better than anything that comes out of a jar.

 

[PeteXXX]

Mint freezes well, btw.

TBH, just buy a bunch of fresh mint from the supermarket if need be. Will still be better than anything that comes out of a jar.

That's a good idea.. I'll keep a look out for some 👍

 

[slowmotion]

Whatever you do, avoid squirty mint sauce.

 

[PeteXXX]

Whatever you do, avoid squirty mint sauce.

I've avoided it for 72 years and have no plans to start now! 😂

 

[slowmotion]

I've avoided it for 72 years and have no plans to start now! 😂

Splendid!

 

[Dave7]

I can't help the OP as its many years since I had it, but it is nice.
As a lad we grew our our mint. Once married I grew my own but made the mistake of NOT growing it in a container, it spreads like crazy.