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

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

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

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: 4 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 98mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Originally published as Mint Sauce for Lamb in Light & Tasty February/March 2005

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bokken

Nov 27, 2013

Love this simple sauce. Mint jelly is great but when you are in a hurry and don't have time to make jelly this is the recipe I go to.