Cumberland Game Sauce Food

CUMBERLAND SAUCE (A CLASSIC ENGLISH SAUCE FOR COLD MEATS)

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler, thinly pare off the zest of the orange and lemon in long strips.
• Using a knife, slice the zest into thin strips.
• Bring a small amount of water to boil in a small saucepan.
• Add the sugar and the orange and lemon zest.
• Lower the heat down and simmer for 3 minutes. This is to get rid of any bitterness in the peel.
• Strain and leave aside until the end, throwing away the liquid.
• Rinse and dry the saucepan and place the rest of the ingredients into it. So, the orange and lemon juices, redcurrant jelly, port, ginger and mustard.
• Bring to a simmer and leave to cook for 5-10 minutes, to allow to thicken and for the flavours to deepen. The time depends on how you like your sauce, thick, strongly flavoured and almost syrupy, or light.I go the full 10 minutes for a lick the spoon Cumberland Sauce! Take it off the heat when the time is up. For a perfectly smooth sauce, strain to as sieve. I rather like the bits of ginger in mine, so I usually leave it as it is.
• Stir in the orange and lemon zests and the sauce is ready to be served, once cooled to room temperature. You can serve it at room temperature or straight out of the fridge.
• Store in a clean jar in the fridge for up to a week.

FAVORITE CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring orange juice to a boil with the jelly, shallot and Port, stirring until the jelly is melted.
• Boil mixture until it has reduced to about 2/3 cup
• In a small dish stir together lemon juice and mustard.
• Stir into the jelly mixture with the zest.
• Chill, covered.
• Will keep 2 days if kept covered and chilled.

BLACK CURRANT CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil, over medium high heat.
• Stir until sugar dissolves.
• Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until currants have popped and sauce thickens, about 15 minutes.
• Cool, cover, and refrigerate overnight.

CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Put a saucepan of water on to boil. Pare the zest of the orange and lemon, taking as little of the white pith as possible, then cut into long fine shreds. Drop into the boiling water and leave to simmer for 5 minutes to soften them and remove any bitterness. Drain.
• Put the jelly, mustard and port into a saucepan and stir, then whisk, over a low heat until smoothly amalgamated. Bring up to the boil; add the blanched orange and lemon zest, the ginger and a little salt and freshly ground black pepper. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Pour into a serving jug or bowl, and then leave to cool.

CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel the thin outside rind of the lemon and orange. Cut into shreds and put in a small saucepan. Add the water and bring to a boil. Simmer seven minutes. Scoop out and discard the shreds.
• Squeeze the juice from the lemon and orange and set aside.
• Add the Port, jelly, vinegar, mustard, salt, cayenne and lemon and orange juice.
• Bring to the boil and let simmer five minutes. Let cool. Serve.

CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Blanch the rind in boiling water.
• Combine jelly, wine, juice, mustard, and ginger (reserve 3 tbs of the orange juice) and bring to a boil.
• Combine cornstarch with reserved juice and add to boiling mixture.
• Add lemon, cayenne, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Strain the sauce and add the blanched orange rind.