Plum and Juniper Sauce

This is a wonderful plum and juniper sauce to serve with duck, or with gammon. It’s also rather good spooned over red cabbage.

Make lots of this sauce while plums are in season – August to October – as it freezes well.

 

Recipe for plum and juniper sauce

Serves about 4

Ingredients

• 450g/1 lbs plums
• 4 tbsps soft brown sugar (or agave syrup)
• About ten juniper berries
• A few sprigs of thyme
• Splash of brandy

Method

1. Halve the plums and add to a medium saucepan.
2. Add everything else, and heat gently for twenty minutes or so.
3. Once the sauce is reduced to a pulp, remove the stones, and any large bits of skin.
4. Taste, and serve, or freeze.