Sour and Spicy Sauce for Fish

Name: Sour and Spicy Sauce for Fish
Yield: Makes 1 cup (250 ml) sauce to serve 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons red or white wine vinegar; Salt; 2 tablespoons white wine; 1 teaspoon ground pepper; Pinch of ground saffron; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground grains of paradise; 3 tablespoons (45 g) lard; 3 medium onions (about 1 pound or 450 g total), very finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes 1 cup sauce to serve
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookbook Library

By Anne Willan

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

3 tablespoons (45 g) lard
3 medium onions (about 1

Sauce
Pescatarian
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the lard in a medium saucepan over very low heat. Fry the onions uncovered, stirring often, until meltingly soft and golden brown. This will take quite a long time, 1¼ to 1½ hours.

Stir the ground spices into the onions and cook, stirring constantly, until very fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the wine and simmer the sauce, stirring steadily, until it is thick and clings to the sp