how do you make mint sauce?

Answer 1

go get mint jelly and go from there or fresh mint.

Answer 2

Mint Sauce
Ingredients
3 large handfuls of mint leaves, (stems previously removed)
3 teaspoons granulated sugar
4 tablespoons wine vinegar


Instructions
Wash and shake the mint leaves, sprinkle then with the sugar and chop them rather finely. Put in a bowl. Heat the vinegar and pour it over the mint. Add more sugar if you think the sauce is too sharp. Serve hot or cold with roasted lamb or other meat.

Alternatives: Use lemon juice instead of vinegar and you can also add a little olive oil. This is not traditional mint sauce, being much less violent in flavor, but it is exceptionally good.

Answer 3

Freshly made mint sauce is NOTHING like the rubbish that you buy from the supermarket... but it does take a little effort.

If you have a garden, grow some mint. There are LOADS of varieties... experiment. You can get Mint mint (minty and fruity), spearmint, peppermint, Bowles' mint (amazing flavour, with 'hairy' leaves), applemint and loads of other types. Try your local garden centre or farmers market. Taste a leaf from the plant to be sure that you'll like it. Penny Royal is an amazing one to use as a 'lawn substitute as it is very hardy and low-growing... and it smells amazing when you walk or sit on it! It is very highly flavoured for culinary uses - However do not use Penny Royal leaves on anything that you might give to pregnant women as it could be dangerous (in ancient times it was used to help induce abortions).

Plant the mint someplace where it will get enough light, heat and water. Mints tend to like well dug, fertile and water-retentive soils - often with partial shade (though most varieties will tolerate full sun).
BUT be careful Most mints will go mad ... so unless you want the entire garden to be mint make sure that the space is limited (even to growing them in tubs either on a patio or sunk into the ground...) - unless it is the Penny Royal and you WANT it to take over an area.

Harvest the leaves from the plants (or a mix of plants if you are growing a few varieties). Wash them carefully. Shake off the water - or spin them in a salad spinner if you have one.

Using a nice sharp blade (herb chopper if you have one or a curved bladed cooks knife with a decent weight to it) chop the leaves up very fine.

Put into a container and add some white wine vinegar (or some berry vinegar if you want to experiment, but keep the flavour of the vinegar light, you don't want it stomping all over the mint!). You can add sugar, but it REALLY isn't necessary. Too much sugar in everything else... use the mint leaves to add their own sweetness... especailly Apple Mint!

Leave in a 'fridge for a few hours or over night.

Serve.

Answer 4

First you need some fresh mint leaves and the only way to get these is to grow them.
Pick the leaves off the stem so you dont have any bits of stalk. Place them on a chopping board and cut them finely with a knife. Add a little vinegar and carry on chopping until you have a paste. (For a beginner, this will take about 10 minutes. With practice you can do it in 2-3)
Put the chopped leaves in a sauce boat and add more vinegar to the right consistency.
If you want to ruin it and make it taste like the confection they sell in the supermarket, add some sugar.

Answer 5

You will need a big bunch of fresh mint leaves.Very expensive from supermarkets but allotment holders generally have clumps growing and will happily hand you some. then you need fresh vinegar any kind really and some sugar. Chop the mint very finely this requires patience and a very sharp knife,Place the mint in a bowl sprinkle with caster sugar but ordinary will do and add the vinegar without overdoing it. Practice will teach you how to get it just right and it is nothing like the stuff in jars. Good luck

Answer 6

Most answers are the same as mine. Freshly chopped mint, from your own garden, (it grows really fast and easy), or from someone nearby, wash it to remove any dirt etc, and dry it in a tea towel, pull the leaves off the stalks, and chop into tiny pieces, then mix with malt vinegar until you've got the required consistency.
What are you going to eat it with - roast lamb or mushy peas?

Answer 7

Chop fresh mint finely and add vinegar and sugar if you wish.

Answer 8

the best way is to use fresh chopped mint and white vinegar and add a bit of sugar to taste.

Answer 9

Chop fresh mint finely, add 1 teaspoon sugar. Add just enough boiling water to cover. Stir. Then add vinegar to taste - malt if you like it but I use white wine vinegar.

Answer 10

Chopped fresh mint, mixed wih vinegar, leave overnight to soak.

Answer 11

Fresh mint, vinegar and sugar.