Hot Mustard

Name: Hot Mustard
Yield: Yield: About 3½ Tablespoons.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Salt to taste, if desired; ¼ cup dry mustard; 2 tablespoons water, beer, milk, or dry white wine; ½ teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Yield: About
3½ Tablespoons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

¼ cup dry mustard
2 tablespoons water, beer, milk, or dry white wine

Americas
United States
Sauce
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

Place the mustard in a mixing bowl and gradually add the water or other liquid, stirring with a fork.
Stir in the salt and sugar and let stand at least 10 minutes. This is essential because the mustard is bitter when it is first made. After standing it loses its bitter taste and develops flavor. The mustard may, of course, be diluted as desired with additional