Sweet and Sour Five Willow Sauce

This sauce is lovely served with freshly grilled mackerel or herring and makes enough for 4 people.

Ingredients:
6 spring onions, shredded
2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
40g pickled ginger, shredded
55g, pickled gherkin, shredded
6 pickled onions, shredded
3 tbsp granuated sugar or palm sugar
1/2 tsp salt
300ml fish stock
4 tsp tomato paste
2 tsp soy sauce
3 tbsp peanute oil
1 tsp cornflour
4 tbsp vinegar

Method
Heat the oil in a large shallow pan over a medium heat and sauté the vegetables lightly to soften them for a couple of minutes. Add the sugar, salt, fish stock, tomato paste and soy sauce and bring to the boil. mix together the cornflour and the venegar to form a smooth paste and add it to the mixture stirring well. Boil for one minute and season to taste.

With the amount of acidity in the sauce and the oiliness of the mackerel we would recommend a Riesling with a touch of petrol and concentration. Try our delicous Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Kabinett from the Loosen estate in Germany.

Lay means ‘slate’ in German and the minerality that comes through on this wine is astounding. Lovely ripe apple like fruit combines with a bright, fresh acidity and crunchy finish. A mere £14.72 for this deliciously fruity wine.

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