Easy Raisin Sauce for Ham
"This is a family favorite! the raisins cook up plump and soft, and the lemon balances with the fruit's sweetness and best of all it's easy to make. This is a must served with ham!"
photo by Caroline Cooks
- Ready In:
- 9mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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2 cups
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- In a saucepan, combine first three ingredients.
- Stir in water, raisins, vinegar, lemon juice until blended.
- Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 mins or until thickened.
- Stir in butter until melted.
- Serve warm over sliced ham.
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Reviews
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I LIKE RAISINS, & am always on the lookout for additional raisin sauce variations! This one is GREAT, & I found that it goes well, not only with ham, but also with chicken [believe it or not!] as well as with my own Recipe #204267! Another time, I might EXclude the mustard & vinegar & sweeten it just a little more to find out how it'll go on ice cream & pound cake!! Thanks much for this great recipe! -
Excellent, Kitz!!! We really enjoyed this wonderful sauce on our Easter Ham slices. YUM... I let it cook a little longer to "plump" my dried out raisins and added a little more brown sugar. -
Excellent sauce! Has a slight sweet and sour flavor but not as strong as something like dipping sauce for eggrolls. Went very nicely with ham! Thanks for posting! -
This is probably one of the worst recipes I have ever tried. I ended up with a pot of glue that had raisins in it. I wouldn't even serve it at Easter dinner yesterday and threw it out. I really depend on reviews and I don't think the other reviewers have ever tried a raisin sauce that was edible. This was just terrible. -
Just as advertised - easy, quick and very tasty. I made exactly as posted and we all enjoyed it.
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Tweaks
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Substitute Apple Cider Vinegar for the white and definitely some more raisins.
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I thought it was too sugary and too low a sauce to raisin ratio, so I added some salt to taste, maybe a teaspoon and a half, and some extra raisins, maybe another quarter of a cup.
