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'''Redcurrant sauce''', also known as '''redcurrant jelly''' is an [[England| English]] condiment, consisting of [[redcurrants]] (''Ribes rubrum''), [[sugar]] and [[rosemary]]. Some recipes |
'''Redcurrant sauce''', also known as '''redcurrant jelly''' is an [[England| English]] condiment, consisting of [[redcurrants]] (''Ribes rubrum''), [[sugar]] and [[rosemary]]. Some other recipes include additional ingredients including: red wine, white wine, port, mustard, lemon or orange zest and very ocassionally [[shallots]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/redcurrantsauce_70110</ref> The sauce is traditionally eaten as part of a [[sunday 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=http://books.google.com/books?id=sMEN5PDhlOYC&dq=redcurrant+sauce&source=gbs_navlinks_s}}</ref> and is an integral part of [[Christmas dinner]] in Britain. |
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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 sauce that have [[Port|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. |
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 sauce that have [[Port|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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Type | Sauce |
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Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Main ingredients | Redcurrants, mustard, sugar |
Redcurrant sauce, also known as redcurrant jelly is an English condiment, consisting of redcurrants (Ribes rubrum), sugar and rosemary. Some other recipes include additional ingredients including: red wine, white wine, port, mustard, lemon or orange zest and very ocassionally shallots.[1] The sauce is traditionally eaten as part of a sunday roast, particularly with roast lamb, roast goose or roast turkey[2] 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 and Oxford sauce that have 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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