Nun's sauce
The very old form of relish for beef was made by nuns in a Yorkshire convent in 1870. Most of the large farms in the north made their own relish to eat with beef
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| Nun's sauce | |
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| Servings: | 10 |
| Calories per serving: | 15 |
| Ready in: | 15 minutes |
| Prep. time: | 15 minutes |
| Cook time: | None |
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| Recipe author: | Chef |
| First published: | 20th October 2012 |
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Best recipe reviewBlimey! 3/5 They must have made a lot of sauce!!! |
Ingredients
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- ¾ oz of cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 3 cloves of garlic
- A tablespoons of anchovies (these came in barrels and the scraping of the barrel was used)
- A few cloves
- 3 or 4 shallots
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- A quart of vinegar
Method
- Pound all dry things with the dry sugar
- Chop and add the onions, etc.
- Put into a leadless glazed demijohn with the vinegar, and cork lightly.
- This jar was then left at the foot of the stairs for a month, and everyone passing up and down to chapel (twice a day) had to give it a shake.
Servings
Servings: 32 - Makes 2 pint one jars
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