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Red Currant Glaze Recipe

4 from 1 vote
Sticky, sweet and tart, this glaze of red currants is a welcome sauce for grilled items.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Course: Ingredient, sauce
Cuisine: American
Calories: 778.8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb fresh red currant or frozen
  • 2 oz fresh ginger peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 each navel orange zested and juiced
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sambal
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon corn starch
  • ¼ cup cold water for mixing with the corn starch to create the thickening slurry

Equipment

  • 1 6 quart pot
  • 1 strainer or food mill
  • 1 small mixing bowl
  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Rubber Spatula
  • 1 container or glass jar for storing
  • 1 Cutting Board
  • 1 Chef Knife
  • 1 peeler or spoon to peel the ginger ( see our easy chicken curry post )
  • 1 Kitchen Scale
  • 1 Measuring Spoon Set
  • 1 liquid measuring cup
  • 1 sauté pan
  • 1 wire whip/whisk

Method
 

  1. Remove the currants from the stems, and place them in the sauce pan
  2. Add the ginger, cinnamon, salt and pepper, honey, brown sugar, orange juice and zest of the orange, and½ cup of water, to the currants in the pan and stir
  3. Simmer over low to medium heat for 20 minutes
  4. Put the cooked currants into a food mill or push through a mesh strainer into a mixing bowl
  5. Place the liquid into a sauté pan and place over medium heat, stir in the soy sauce and sambal, and bring to a boil
  6. In a small bowl combine the corn starch and cold water, creating a smooth mixture
  7. Add the corn starch mixture to the reducing liquid and stir with a wire whisk until thickened
  8. Place the cooled glaze into a container or glass jar for storage in the refrigerator!
  9. We used some on grilled pork chops and it was delicious! Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 778.8kcalCarbohydrates: 195.2gProtein: 9.2gFat: 1.2gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 2313.5mgPotassium: 1595mgFiber: 21.2gSugar: 150.6gVitamin A: 248.4IUVitamin C: 189mgCalcium: 267.2mgIron: 6.2mg

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