Redcurrant sauce: Difference between revisions

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'''Redcurrant sauce''', also known as '''redcurrant jelly''', is an [[England| English]] condiment, consisting of [[redcurrantsredcurrant]]s (''Ribes rubrum''), [[sugar]] and [[rosemary]]. Some other recipes containinclude otheradditional ingredients such as [[red wine]], [[white wine]], [[Port wine|port]], [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]], [[lemon]]or[[Orange (fruit)|orange]] [[zest or(ingredient)|zest]], and very occasionally [[shallots]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/redcurrantsauce_70110 |title=BBC - Food - Recipes : Redcurrant sauce |access-date=2013-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727045014/http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/redcurrantsauce_70110 |archive-date=2013-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The sauce is traditionally eaten as part of a [[sundaySunday roast]], particularly with [[roast lamb]], [[roast goose]]or[[roast turkey]]<ref name=joy>{{cite book|last=Famularo|first=Joe|title=The Joy of Grilling|year=1991|publisher=Barron's Educational Series|isbn=0812047036|page=242|url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=sMEN5PDhlOYC&dqq=redcurrant+sauce&source=gbs_navlinks_s}}</ref> and is an integral part of [[Christmas dinner]] in Britain.

The sauce is also a popular accompaniment to all types of game. It is very similar, if somewhat simpler than [[Cumberland sauce|Cumberland]] and Oxford saucesauces that have [[Port wine|port]] added to their constituents. The prominence that American food has gained within the last century, has led to redcurrant sauce being partially replaced by [[cranberry sauce]] as the condiment of choice.

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