Terms of making honey-mustard sauce

Dressing is a very important part of many dishes. As it uses a variety of sauces, both simple and more complex composition.Ingredients for them are such components, about the compatibility of which even people who are not keen on culinary experiments do not even guess. One such example is honey-mustard sauce, which has already gained many admirers among gourmets.

It will not be difficult for even non-professionals to prepare such a dressing at home, since there are many recipes for creating such a delicacy and its combinations with main dishes.

You can make a mustard-honey sauce, taking, in addition to the main ingredients, also certain additions that will add special flavor accents. But before you experiment, you need to familiarize yourself with the classic version of the preparation of this dish. It will need the following components:

• two tablespoons of mustard (it is better to take the one that is sold in banks);
• one pinch of nutmeg;
• two tablespoons of honey;
• a pair of garlic cloves (not very large);
• two tablespoons of any vegetable oil;
• tablespoon of lemon juice.

The action algorithm includes several sequential operations.

• Mustard and honey should be put in one deep container. Honey spread first, and only then add another main ingredient. Everything is mixed.
• Then you need to pour in a mixture of lemon juice and vegetable oil.
• All components must be thoroughly mixed together. An indicator will be the creamy consistency of the composition.
• Only now you can add nutmeg and chopped garlic cloves.

A special type of product is a mustard-honey mixture based on sour cream. To prepare should stock up on such components:

• 15 grams of mustard;
• 15 grams of honey liquid consistency;
• 120 grams of sour cream with a high percentage of fat;
• 0.5 tsp dill seed;
• finely chopped garlic clove;
• ground peppers;
• salt to taste.

Two main components are laid out in a container, and after thorough mixing, chopped dill is added. Only after that you can pour sour cream, then put the sauce for half an hour in a place with a cool temperature.

An interesting recipe for dishes with the addition of ginger. It assumes the presence of a special set of components:

• 25 grams of honey liquid consistency;
• 15 grams of mustard;
• 60 grams of olive oil;
• 15 grams of grated ginger root;
• 15 grams of minced garlic;
• 1⁄2 lemons;
• a pinch of ground black pepper;
• salt to taste.

Cooking includes the following steps:

• You need to squeeze the juice from a half of pure lemon, then the peel is removed from this part and rubbed on a fine grater;
• ginger root must be peeled and grated;
• then add mustard and honey to the ingredients;
• add salt, pepper and garlic;
• mix everything thoroughly, add butter and stir again until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

A special kind of cooking dressing of these components is marinade, which is usually used to prepare pork, beef, lamb for the future kebab or barbecue.

• Ingredients, in addition to honey and mustard, are selected depending on individual preferences. Among the possible options you can choose mayonnaise, ginger root, vinegar, soy sauce, olive oil or vegetable, tomato paste, finely chopped onion or garlic, grated carrots.
• All ingredients must be mixed by analogy with previous recipes and then pickled in the resulting composition of meat.

For salad dressing, the perfect cooking option with soy sauce. In this dish, it is desirable to use lime honey in the amount of several spoons. And you also need to take two tablespoons of soy sauce, the same amount of olive oil, a spoonful of vinegar, a teaspoon of mustard and pepper ground consistency.

The ingredients are mixed in the following order:

• first honey and mustard fray;
• then added pepper and butter;
• when the mixture reaches a uniform consistency, soy sauce is poured in, thoroughly mixed with the other ingredients;
• Before dressing the salad, the product is placed in a cold place for a quarter of an hour.

In addition to knowing all the options for making sauce, it will also be helpful to know how to create some of the dishes that blend perfectly with this dressing.

The perfect basis will be a meat salad with pears. It can be prepared as follows:

• lettuce leaves should be washed, dried on a towel and then cut into small strips;
• 300 grams of beef meat is cleaned and washed under cold water;
• 2 pears need to be washed, rid of seeds and peels, after which this ingredient is caramelized with sugar;
• the beef must be fried in vegetable oil, so that a golden crust forms on the meat;
• after all the ingredients should be mixed and filled with honey-mustard sauce;
• At the end you can also add basil leaves and sesame to the salad.

No less harmonious taste ensemble dressing of mustard, honey and seafood, such as shrimp. The salad recipe is as follows:

• clean and dried lettuce leaves and spinach must be crushed into strips of large size;
• fresh cucumber is peeled and crushed into cubes;
• one tomato should be cut into thin slices;
• shrimp, the number of which can vary at will up to 100 grams, need to be defrosted, rid of the skin and viscera, cut into 2 parts (if seafood is small, then added whole), and within a couple of minutes they are fried in vegetable oil;
• all the ingredients are mixed, honey-mustard sauce is added, and you can also sprinkle the dish with lemon juice before serving.

Perfectly combined with a salad of honey and mustard salad with the addition of fish. Better choose a tuna. To create a culinary masterpiece you need to prepare:

• 200 grams of fresh tuna;
• salad leaves;
• quail eggs;
• green beans;
• white ground pepper;
• Cherry tomatoes;
• salt;
• olive oil.

The first step is to boil the beans for 10 minutes, let it cool and chop the beans into 2 halves. Quail eggs need to be cooked, and then also divided in half. Tomatoes are crushed in the same way.

Fish fillets should be mixed with salt and olive oil, and then grilled. In this case, a small crust should appear, but inside the tuna should not be deep-fried. When ready, it should be divided into small pieces and smeared with honey mustard dressing. Then the fillet is mixed with all other ingredients.

Ribs or chicken fillets can serve as another main component for dressing with honey-mustard sauce. But also dressing suitable for baked celery root.

In addition to salads, this sauce can be filled with hot dishes, such as meat. There is a special way of cooking pork, for which you will need:

• from 1.5 to 2 kg of meat (suitable parts on the bone, as well as ham or neck);
• 2 or 3 tablespoons of honey;
• mustard - 1 can;
• 2 garlic teeth;
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger;
• turmeric;
• large white pepper;
• rosemary;
• Basil -1.5 spoons (teaspoons).

The cooking process has a simple algorithm.

• The first step is to create a sauce by mixing mustard, seasonings and honey in a container. But do not add salt.
• Then clean and pre-processed piece of meat should be put on the foil. It should create a small number of cuts and put garlic cloves in them.
• Then you need to put on the sauce with a thick layer of meat, cover with foil and leave the seam at the top.
• Heat the oven to 200 degrees and put the meat in it. Bake it should be one and a half to two and a half hours. The amount of time is determined by the type of meat, as well as its quantity.
• In order to create a ruddy crust on the top of the dish, open the seam after the meat is slightly baked.
• After that, from time to time it is necessary to water the meat with the sauce flowing from it until ready.
• When the meat is baked, it must be removed from the oven and cooled, without removing the foil.

Despite the variety of recipes with the addition of honey and mustard sauce, many people are concerned about the possibility of using this product during a diet. A huge advantage of this dressing is the possibility of its use as a substitute for salt and pepper. In small quantities, this sauce will make the dishes less bland in taste, and to a certain extent will facilitate the period of the diet.

In addition, many of the ingredients that make up the product are very useful. Honey contains glucose, mustard is rich in vitamins and essential carbohydrates, ginger and soy sauce also contain many useful minerals. Therefore, in moderation such a dish is allowed to be consumed even by those who adhere to a special low-calorie diet.

Thus, honey-mustard sauce is almost universal dressing that can diversify the taste of many dishes and pleasantly surprise you and your guests. In addition, based on the recipes provided, you can experiment with preparing the dressing yourself.

See below for a recipe for honey-mustard sauce.