Gherkin Sauce – 1

• I have a few more sauces to write about this year.
• Gherkin sauce is Ogórkowy sos in Polish.
• It is quite simple to make and can be made all year round.
• It goes well with fish and also light meat such as roast chicken or pork.

Ingredients

• 1 onion – chopped fine
• 2 medium gherkins – chopped into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 tablespoon of plain flour
• 250ml of vegetable stock
• Sugar to taste – optional

Method

• Fry the onions gently in the butter till golden.
• Add the flour, mix and cook for a few minutes.
• Slowly add the vegetable stock.
• Stir until the sauce thickens and cook for a few minutes.
• Add the gherkins and cook for a few minutes.
• Add  a little sugar to taste.
• Serve hot.

Illustration –  by Czesław Wielhorski from my Kuchnia Polska book – first published in the 1950s. 

• Super with fish!