Traditional Cumberland 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.

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.

TRADITIONAL CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat water in small saucepan over medium heat to boiling. Add shallot and orange and lemon zests, blanch 3 minutes. Drain in fine mesh sieve. Combine shallot zest mixture, red currant jelly, port, dry mustard, ginger and ground red pepper in small non-corrosive saucepan. Heat over medium heat to boiling. Cook, uncovered, until jelly is smooth and mixture is well combined, about 3 minutes. Transfer to small heat proof bowl to cool at room temperature. Refrigerate, covered until well chilled. Serve sauce hot or cold. Serve with baked ham, roast venison or roast Cornish hen.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH CUMBERLAND RUM BUTTER

Steps:

• Put the butter in a warmed bowl and cream it, either with a wooden spoon or an electric beater or handheld mixer.
• Tip in the sugar and rum and mix everything together.
• Grate in nutmeg to taste, (or mixed spice) and mix again.
• Place in a bowl, an earthenware bowl is traditional, then chill until required.
• Serve with mince pies, Christmas pudding, sweet tarts and pies, sweet biscuits, oatcakes, scones, crumpets, muffins or on toast.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tsp oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season pork lightly with salt and pepper and cook for 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until brown on the outside and no longer pink but still juicy inside.
• Transfer to plates or a platter and keep warm.
• Add remaining 1 tsp oil to the skillet.
• Add onions or shallots and cook, stirring, until softened, about 30 seconds.
• Add wine and bring to a boil, stirring.
• Boil for 5 to 6 minutes, or until reduced to about 1/3 cup.
• Dissolve cornstarch in lemon juice and whisk into the sauce.
• Cook, stirring, until thickened and glossy.
• Remove from heat and stir in jelly, sugar and mustard.
• Taste and adjust seasonings with more salt and pepper, if needed.
• Spoon the sauce over the pork.
• Serves 2 with side dishes, and doubles easily.
• Note from Julie: I used black-currant jelly and the sauce was wonderful. I wouldn't describe it as sweet-and-sour - you'd have to taste it for yourself to know what I mean. But I used this recipe the first time I ever cooked pork tenderloin and it's become a recipe I use again and again as a favorite!
• Posted to Gail's Recipe Swap by Liz LA, who got it from Eating Well Magazine.

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.

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 CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in the hot oil, until nearly dark brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pour wine into the saucepan, bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by half, about 1 minute; remove pan from heat.
• Stir currant jelly, orange juice, orange zest, lemon zest, lemon juice, brown sugar, black pepper, mustard powder, ginger, cayenne pepper, and salt into onion mixture until combined.
• Bring sauce to a boil; remove from heat.

BLACK CURRANT CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until currants have popped and sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes. Cool, cover and refrigerate overnight before serving.

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.