Mint Sauce

A distinctly sweet and sour mint sauce made with fresh mint, sugar and white wine vinegar. Delicious with fish, pork and lamb, or with hot and cold white rice.

Serves: 4 people
Preparation: approximately 5 minutes
Cooking: approximately 5 minutes
Infusing time: 10–15 minutes
Total time: approximately 20–25 minutes

Ingredients

• 25 g fresh mint leaves
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 25 ml white wine vinegar

Preparation

1. Wash the mint
   Wash the mint leaves and pat them thoroughly dry.
2. Finely chop the mint
   Chop the mint leaves very finely.

Method

1. Heat the vinegar with the sugar
   Place the white wine vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat gently over a low heat, stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved. Turn off the heat as soon as the vinegar starts to boil.
2. Add the mint
   Stir the finely chopped mint into the warm vinegar.
3. Leave the sauce to infuse
   Leave the sauce to infuse for 10–15 minutes. Stir again before serving.