Cardamom Sauce (Kardemommesauce)
Recipe: #10946
November 03, 2013
Categories: Sauce, Scandinavian, One-Pot Meal, Christmas, Passover, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Fat Free, Gluten-Free Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegetarian, Make it from scratch, , more
"This Danish "sauce" is great accompaniment for beef roasts or for barbecued beef. This is more the consistency of mint "sauce" for lamb."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (104.8 g)
- Calories 136.6
- Total Fat - 0 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 151.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 35.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 34.8 g
- Protein - 0.2 g
- Calcium - 11.6 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Blend the water and the honey with the cardamom and place over medium-low heat. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Step 2
Chop the mint leaves and add with the salt to the mixture. Simmer 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
Step 3
When ready to serve, add the port and mix well.
Step 4
If the sauce is too thick, add a little more wine and mix again.
Step 5
Pour into serving bowl and serve with sliced roast beef.
Tips
No special items needed.