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Simply homemade mint sauce, advice please.

(34 Posts)
Shelflife Thu 06-Apr-23 17:45:27

I agree. Chop mint finely add any type of vinegar, small amount of sugar and a little hot water from the kettle, helps dissolve the sugar . Lovely and much nicer than any thing you could buy!.Have a lovely family lunch

Oreo Thu 06-Apr-23 16:49:20

shysal

The only way I know is as you describe. I wouldn't use balsamic vinegar and not sure what the other one is. We use malt or white.
Have a lovely meal.

Same here, but I haven’t made it for years.

Norah Thu 06-Apr-23 16:49:00

Brown vinegar, chopped mint, a touch of sugar - boil, chill.

BlueBelle Thu 06-Apr-23 16:45:08

My Nan ( and me as a child) used to make mint sauce exactly as you say, chopped mint leaves out the garden and added vinegar and sugar I d do exactly that for your guests what you get now in the shops is commercialised often jelly but much thicker than what we had
I don’t know what those two vinegars are I ve never heard of them I just use ordinary malt

mokryna Thu 06-Apr-23 16:43:42

Agrodolce bianco and aceto balsamico were a boxed Christmas present. Underneath the Bianca label it says sweet and sour white grapes.

shysal Thu 06-Apr-23 16:37:10

The only way I know is as you describe. I wouldn't use balsamic vinegar and not sure what the other one is. We use malt or white.
Have a lovely meal.

Allsorts Thu 06-Apr-23 16:35:20

Have you fresh mint? If so just chop it very finely and stir vinegar into it, my grandmother used to add sugar I don’t, do not know what agrodolse is but if it’s not so thick as balsamic use that until it’s the consistency you like. , if not use the balsamic it will be interesting, who knows it might be better than the original method. Can I come?

Theexwife Thu 06-Apr-23 16:33:37

My mother made it that way and so do I if you liked it made with vinegar and sugar do it that way, sometimes simple is best.

mokryna Thu 06-Apr-23 16:30:46

I am having the family (plus some French people) for lunch Easter Sunday but cannot find any mint-sauce, in my hometown in France any more. (No Hot Cross Buns either, - no comment)
I have looked on the web as to how to make some but they all seem a lot more complicated than what I thought my mother did. When I was small I was told to go into the garden and pick some fresh mint. My mother would then chop it up and add sugar and vinegar, I never saw her boil the leaves. I don’t have malt vinegar but have agrodolce bianco and aceto balsamico. What do you think?