Fresh black currant berries can be used to prepare not only delicious and aromatic sweet jam or preserves, but also a savory addition to meat and fish. She will transform any familiar dish.
It is necessary
- - 300 grams of fresh black currant;
- - 200 milliliters of dry red wine;
- - 2 teaspoons of brown sugar;
- - 2 teaspoons of lemon juice;
- - salt to taste;
- - a pinch of cinnamon;
- - ground black pepper;
- - a pinch of dry basil.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, black currant berries are prepared for the sauce. They are thoroughly washed, cleaned of leaves and any debris, and also turned into a homogeneous puree in any convenient way - using a blender, mixer or ordinary mortar.
Step 2
The most convenient way to prepare the discussed sauce is in a saucepan or ladle. It is necessary to put berries in it, then pour in red wine and bring to a boil. After that, it should remain on the fire for about 5 minutes.
Step 3
If desired, the resulting mass can be passed through the finest sieve to get rid of small bones and skins. If you want a thicker sauce, then you don't have to.
Step 4
Next, you need to boil the mixture again over medium heat, and then add all the specified spices, sugar, salt and lemon juice to it. The sauce will cook until tender for about 20 minutes. At the moment when it thickens, the dish must be thoroughly mixed again and turned off.
Step 5
You can serve the sauce with meat, chicken or fish in any form - hot and cold. It gives the dish a slightly unusual, very pleasant taste.
Step 6
When preparing, for example, meatloaf, you can grease the surface of the dish with this sauce in order to make it even more tender, soft and tasty.
