Best 5 Fresh Mint Sauce Recipes

FRESH-MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Finely chop mint; transfer to a jar. Add olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, and salt. Shake to combine. Refrigerate until ready to use (up to 1 month).

GRILLED LAMB SHOULDER CHOPS WITH FRESH MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Season both sides of the lamb chops with black pepper and place in a seal able plastic bag. Toss in the crushed garlic, rosemary and pomegranate juice in the bag and seal. Place in refrigerator for about 1 hour.
• While the chops marinate, prepare the mint sauce. Place the marmalade in a small saucepan, add the vinegar, water and crushed red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and strain through a mesh strainer discarding the orange peel.
• Allow the sauce to cool completely before cutting the mint leaves chiffonade and stirring into the cooled sauce.
• About 30 to 40 minutes prior to grilling the chops, remove from refrigerator and allow to stand at room temperature. Preheat grill to medium high heat, remove chops from marinade, season with salt and place of grill. Cook 4 to 5 minutes per side. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
• Top each chop with sauce and serve with roasted potatoes or rice for a delicious meal.

SLOW-COOKED LEG OF LAMB WITH FRESH MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Mince garlic and mix with salt. With a small sharp knife, poke holes all over lamb and insert some garlic-salt mixture into each hole. Smear any remaining mixture on lamb skin, then sprinkle with additional salt, if desired, and pepper. Place lamb in roasting pan, cover lightly with aluminum foil and put it in oven.
• Cook for 4 hours, then remove foil. Cook for about 2 more hours, or until a sharp, thin-bladed knife can be easily inserted into meat. If lamb skin is not browned, raise heat to 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
• To make mint sauce, combine vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan with 1/3 cup water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook for about 30 seconds longer. Cool for a few minutes, then place in a blender with mint; blend until smooth. Keep at room temperature until ready to serve (or refrigerate overnight and return to room temperature before serving).
• Carve lamb and spoon pan juices over slices. Serve hot, passing sauce at table.

CRAB-STUFFED SOLE WITH FRESH MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the sole, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Melt the butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Place in a bowl and stir in the crab meat, bread crumbs, lemon zest, jalapeno, salt, pepper and 2 teaspoons of wine.
• Lay the sole, skin side up, on a work surface. Place a mound of the stuffing near one end of each half-fillet. Roll the sole around the stuffing and place each piece in a 10-inch quiche dish. Pour the remaining wine into the dish. Bake until the fish is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, to make the sauce, place 1/2 cup of mint and the yogurt in a blender and process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the jar. Season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, spoon a pool of sauce onto the center of 4 plates. Place 2 sole rolls over the sauce, garnish with the remaining mint and serve immediately.

CLASSIC ENGLISH-STYLE FRESH MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the vinegar and sugar to a strong simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Simmer the mixture until the liquid is reduced to about 1 cup, about 16 minutes, swirling the pan occasionally. Off heat, set the pan aside to cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Reserve 3 tablespoons of the chopped mint; add the rest of the mint and a pinch of salt to the vinegar mixture, stir to blend, and set aside to infuse for about 10 minutes. Set a fine mesh strainer over a medium bowl and strain the mixture (you should have about ¾ cup). Stir in the reserved 3 tablespoons mint and serve (can be covered and refrigerated for up to 5 days).