Honey and Mustard Sauce Recipe
Cowbridge Kitchen
About This Recipe
A cooking sauce is a ready made sauce that you can add to Meat, Potatoes or pasta. Although pasta often has it's own type of pasta sauce.
Honey and mustard cooking sauce is a simple yet tasty sauce ideal for Chicken or white meat such as Pork.
The idea behind this cooking sauce is that you add the Chicken and some vegetables to this sauce and bake it in the oven like a casserole so that the meat takes on the flavour of the Honey and Mustard.
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This sauce, which combines the sweetness of honey with the sharpness of mustard, has its roots in ancient civilizations where both ingredients were highly valued.
Honey, one of the oldest sweeteners known to humanity, has been used since antiquity, with evidence of its consumption dating back to the Egyptians, who revered it not only for its flavor but also for its medicinal properties. Mustard, on the other hand, has been cultivated for thousands of years, with its seeds being used in ancient Rome and Greece for both culinary and therapeutic purposes.
The combination of these two ingredients likely emerged as a way to enhance flavors and preserve foods, evolving over time into a popular condiment in various cuisines.
In medieval Europe, honey and mustard sauce became a staple, particularly in the context of meat dishes, where its unique balance of sweet and tangy flavours complemented the richness of roasted meats.
Today, this sauce continues to be celebrated for its versatility, finding its way into salad dressings, marinades, and glazes, reflecting a rich heritage that highlights the enduring appeal of these two remarkable ingredients.
15 mins Prep time
20 mins Cooking time
Time
This is based on a
100 ml portion
Calories: 167
Protein: 0g
Fat: 10g
Carbohydrates: 20g
Fiber: 0g
Sugar: 13g
Nutrition
Servings
Anybody can have a go at this recipe.
Difficulty
This is a homemade version of the cook in sauces you can buy in a jar.
V vegetarian
Cost to make:
£2.32 / $2.94 (Est.)
Equipment:
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Dutch Oven
Honey and Mustard Cooking Sauce
The idea of a cooking sauce is nothing new, the casserole has been around in its modern form since the 1870's, but cooking sauces like Pasta Sauce is a relatively new creation.
Honey and Mustard cooking sauce was popularised by the invention of sauce in a jar produced commercially by Homepride and Sharwoods.
Honey and Mustard sauce is ideal for Chicken.
Cuisine:Unknown
ingredients
1 Diced Onion
200 ml of Full Fat Milk
2 Egg Yolks
284 ml Single Cream
40 ml of Pure clear Honey
1 tablespoon of Wholegrain Mustard
1 tablespoon of Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon of Flour
1 Bay Leaf
Large Splash of Olive Oil
Pepper for seasoning
Cooking Instructions
- Dice up the carrots so that they are into small cubes.
- Dice up the Onion so that it is in small cubes.
- Get a large splash of Olive Oil in a deep pan and fry off the Carrots & Onions for 10 minutes until they are slightly soft.
- Add the teaspoon of Flour and mix together with the Oil , Carrots & Onions.
- Mix in the Two Egg yolks.
- Add the Milk and stir together with the Single Cream.
- When the sauce is simmering add the Honey , Dijon and Wholegrain mustard.
- Season with the pepper and add the Bay Leaf.
- Leave to simmer on a low heat for at least 10 minutes.
You can always keep this sauce in the refrigerator and warm it up the following day.
You can keep this sauce hot and ready to serve in a Thermos flask
