135. Piquant Sauce

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (7)

two tablespoonfuls of chopped onions, or eschalots, cleaned as above ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
four tablespoonfuls of vinegar ↝ Vinegar [Mustard and other condiments]
a bay-leaf ↝ Spices, bay leaf [Spices and Herbs]
ten tablespoonfuls of brown sauce
half a one of chopped parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
ditto of green gherkins ↝ Green beans, pickled [Olives, pickles, pickled vegetables]
a little sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]

Instructions (4)

Put two tablespoonfuls of chopped onions, or eschalots, cleaned as above, into a stewpan.
Put also four tablespoonfuls of vinegar and a bay-leaf, and boil.
Then add ten tablespoonfuls of brown sauce, half a one of chopped parsley, ditto of green gherkins.
Boil five minutes, skim, add a little sugar, taste if well seasoned, take out bay-leaf and serve.

Original Text

135. Piquant Sauce.—Put two tablespoonfuls of chopped onions, or eschalots, cleaned as above, into a stewpan; put also four tablespoonfuls of vinegar and a bay-leaf, and boil; then add ten tablespoonfuls of brown sauce, half a one of chopped parsley, ditto of green gherkins; boil five minutes, skim, add a little sugar, taste if well seasoned, take out bay-leaf and serve.

Notes

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