Mint Sauce for Lamb

Name: Mint Sauce for Lamb
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup loosely packed mint leaves, finely chopped; 1/4 cup boiling water; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + standing YIELD: 6 servings.

This mint sauce recipe has been in our family for nearly 80 years. Our backyard mint patch provided the main ingredient. We won't eat lamb without this sauce. —Ruth Bogdanski, Grants Pass, Oregon

Ingredients

1/4 cup loosely packed mint leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Place mint leaves in a small bowl. Stir in water, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper until sugar is dissolved. Cover and let steep for 20 minutes, then serve immediately with lamb.

Nutrition Facts

1 tablespoon: 19 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 100mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Free food.

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