Ham in a red wine sauce
Source of Recipe
Romans in Britain
List of Ingredients
Sliced ham
¼ litre/½ pint red wine
60 ml/2floz red wine vinegar
1 tsp dried dill tops
1 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tbsp honey
Hakf a head of fennel (about 175 g/6 oz)
1 tsp ground pepper
1 large slice wholemeal bread
Sea salt
Recipe
Finely chop the fennel.
Mix all the ingredients except the bread in a pan and braise the chopped fennel in the sauce until tender.
Meanwhile cut the crust off the bread.
Pour the fennel and wine sauce into a blender and liquidise together with the bread until smooth.
Return the sauce to the pan and heat gently before serving, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
Serve with slices of ham