Worcester sauce

Magentasue

Just on RiverCottage forum and found this recipe.

WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE

ingredients

750 grams of brown sugar
2kg dark plums (red plums are ok)
4 litres of brown malt vinegar
250 ml balsamic vinegar
2 kg white sugar
1 tin treacle
25 grams garlic crushed
25 grams of whole pepper corns
25 grams all spice
25 grams ground ginger (can use fresh)
25 grams cayenne pepper
one and a half table spoons of curry powder
two table spoons of salt
1 tin of anchovies

METHOD

Boil till stones come out of plums and simmer for an hour more
Then strain liquid through colander
You can also strain liquid through smaller strainer before bottling to give you smoother consistency (optional)
Sterilise bottles and lids and keeps for a long time and tastes better with maturity.

This is a multi purpose sauce, great on poached eggs, in omlettes, in sauce and stews for more oomph, fantastic as a marinade, make it you wont be disappointed.
This recipe has made me the flavour of the month over here and looking to make it in a small commercial venture early next year. Not as fiddly as it sounds. If you have ago let me know what you think always keen for feed back.

Picking up from the vegetarian thread, there are those of us who prefer a vegetarian version. I'm wondering if you could just add an extra plum and a bit more salt and leave out the anchovies - any thoughts?

Visit_Ing

As anchovies are quite salty you may want to add something else of substance such as maybe soy sauce. I cannot see your recipe now though so maybe it is in there already.

Caterina

I wonder if the Japanese Umeboshi plums (plums pickled in salt) would serve as a good substitute for anchovies?

Caterina

Magentasue

That's a good idea, Caterina. I'll look out for them when I go shopping. Are they expensive? I'm thinking of trying this but halving the ingredients ... in case. Would I be left with half a jar of these plums? What would I dowith them? ??? ???

Visit_Ing

I have been doing a bit of looking around and found these links: http://www.seedlingshowcase.com/db/product.asp?id=44471; http://www.seedlingshowcase.com/db/product.asp?id=43892 although I am not sure how to order.

16011996

thanks for the recipe magentasue. looks a good one. ;D

princess_lyla

does anyone know any? It is so expensive to buy and I would like to have a go at making some. Any help or direction would be much appreciated
thank you

Pink.

Hi princess lyla,

There's an earlier thread with a recipe that may help so I've added your post to it to keep the replies together.

Pink

princess_lyla

I really appreciate that