Make Honey Mustard
Honey mustard is a delicious combination of sweet and heat. It's a really simple condiment to prepare at home and doing so will save a bit on the gourmet prices.
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Ingredients
Very simple honey mustard
- 1/4 cup, {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} prepared mustard
- 1 tablespoon, 15ml honey
Honey mustard from scratch
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoons brown mustard seeds
- 4 teaspoons mustard powder
- 3 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup honey
Honey mustard with herbs
- 1/2 cup prepared mustard
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs, for example, thyme, rosemary, sage
- An alternative to fresh herbs: 1 teaspoon of dried herbes de Provence (as fresh as possible)
Steps
Very simple honey mustard
This makes enough for a dinner serving.
- Place the mustard and the honey into a small mixing bowl.
- Mix together completely.
- Transfer to a serving dish.
- Store any leftover mustard in an airtight jar in the refrigerator.
Honey mustard from scratch
This makes approximately 3 cups of mustard, so be ready to store it with some clean, sterilized jars with lids.
- Grind the whole mustard seeds. This can be done using a coffee grinder reserved for herbs and spices or you can crush them in a mortar and pestle. Stop grinding before it looks floury.
- Add the ground mustard to the mustard powder in a glass or ceramic bowl. Pour in the 3 tablespoons of white wine and stir well.
- Allow to stand for 20 minutes. Cover with a lid, tea towel or overturned plate.
- Add the salt, turmeric and vinegar to the mustard mixture. Stir thoroughly.
- Heat the honey in the microwave for 30 seconds, or gently over a low heat source for a minute or so. Warming up the honey will help it to blend easily with the mustard mixture.
- Pour the warmed honey into the mustard mixture. Mix until completely smooth.
- Transfer the mustard to clean storage containers. Store in the refrigerator. This mustard will keep for at least 2 months.
Honey mustard with herbs
This will make enough for several serves.
- If preparing the mustard from scratch, do so. You can use the mustard stage in the recipe above for such an endeavor.
- Cut or strip the herbs. If you're using fresh herbs, remove the leaves from stems, cut down large leaves, etc. The herbs should not be large when added to the mustard.
- Place all of the ingredients into a glass or non-reactive mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
- Transfer to a serving dish. Any leftover mustard can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight glass container.
Using honey mustard in your cooking
Honey mustard is used in a variety of cooking dishes to enhance the flavor. Some examples are suggested here.
- Make Honey Dijon Sauce. This is great for pouring over meat or fish.
- Make a honey mustard dip. This is an excellent choice for parties and dinner parties. Serve with crudités and crackers.
- Grill (broil) fish or meat with honey mustard as a glaze. Make a basic honey mustard and brush over the fish as a glaze. Grill as required by the fish or meat type.
- Add a dash of honey mustard to your favorite egg-based dishes. Honey mustard will give an added taste dimension to omelets, scrambled eggs, soufflés and other egg dishes.
- Add to pasta for a creamy, hot and sweet flavor. Spaghetti with honey mustard added to a favorite pasta cream sauce recipe is delicious.
- Finished.
Tips
- Choose a honey with a flavor that you enjoy. This same flavor will permeate the mustard.
- Honey mustard can be purchased pre-made from any good retailer.
Things You'll Need
- Mixing bowl (preferably glass or ceramic––something non-reactive)
- Mixing implement
- Clean sterilised storage container with lid (glass is best)
- Coffee grinder or mortar and pestle if making mustard from scratch
Sources and Citations
- The "from scratch" version is adapted from: Tony Hill, The Contemporary Encyclopedia of Herbs & Spices: Seasonings for the Global Kitchen, p. 231, (2004), ISBN 0-471-21423-X
