From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Our mustard fields have just come into bloom, and for a week or so the roadsides here will be lapped by waves of molten gold and yellow. The flowers will be followed by a crop of seeds that will assure both greens and condiments for the coming year. These plants have a rage to live. They are by nature squatters and will grow anywhere they can find room. In a good year, two pounds of seeds, growing on a cultivated acre, will produce a half-billion seeds, and guarantee full larders for the season. As it happens, I use a lot of mustard when I'm cooking for the Easter holiday. There is a ham to glaze and lamb that needs the protection of a coat of crusty persillade. There are also roast potatoes that will be made savory with a sauce whose base is mustard. It sounds like a lot I know, but I use a nuanced hand with the mustard and do not allow its flavor to dominate. Even so, my small jar of Dijon wouldn't be enough for all three dishes While calculating how much I would need for cooking, I realized that I had never made my own. A quick search for a recipe and a pantry raid assured I had everything I need to proceed. So I did. I really enjoy this type of kitchen project. I'm not a glutton for punishment and I don't take "from scratch" as seriously as some, but I like to know that in a pinch I could keep my kitchen running smoothly. Mustard has now been moved from my to-do to can-do list. Here's the recipe I used to make my own Dijon-style mustard. I think you'll like it.
Honey Dijon Mustard...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of The Cook’s Book of Uncommon Recipes
Ingredients:
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic
2 cups dry white wine
4 ounces dry mustard
4 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons salt
Directions:
1) Peel and finely chop onion. Peel and mince garlic. Combine onion and garlic with wine in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Pour through a strainer and discard onion and garlic.
2) Add dry mustard to flavored wine to make a paste. Add honey, oil, and salt and mix well. Return mixture to saucepan and cook over low heat until it thickens while you stir constantly. (Since there are no thickening agents used, you will be thickening it by evaporating the liquid away.)
3) Cool to room temperature and then stir well and store in a covered jar in refrigerator. Yield: 1-1/2 cups.
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53 comments :
I admire you for making honey mustard at home. Thank you for showing us how.
Hi Mary
Happy Easter by Igor e Myriam :)
that's what real home cooking is about, making everything including the sauces from scratch :) u go mary!
Homemade mustard is really nice!
Good morning,dear Mary!Thank you so much for your visit and kind words!Here in your blog I have found hundreds of "perfect bites"!!!I am a mustard fun and I have never made my own!I will definitely give it a try!I 'll be back!Happy Easter,dear:)))
Mary, I have bookmarked this! Have to make this. I love dijon mustard and yours verson sounds much easier and yet simple. Thanks for sahring.
Hope you're having a great time with your family.
Kristy
Btw, those green leaves! We called it as 'choy sum' here. We use it to make stir fried, simple boiled and cooking with noodles.
Mmmmmmmmm - this would be great to serve along side my BBQ ... just as soon as the weather decides to cheer up!
I would have never thought to make my own Dijon mustard. It must be in the stars since I have saved (moved it from CA to TX to SC to here) an ancient Dijon mustard jar. If nothing else, I can prove to my husband that I would, indeed, find a use for it!!
Happy Easter!
Best,
Bonnie
Oh my older brother would love this recipe!
Happy Easter.
I am always learning some thing new when I come to visit you Mary.
Happy Easter.
Rita
oh, cow I miss the green fields that yield crops, not just grass! a must in my pantry, and worth trying out the recipe- just to please my curiosity!
Mary, as an avid mustard-user I love the whole idea of making your own honey-dijon, something I'd never considered doing before, but will certainly look to do in the future. Thank you for this wonderful post!
Ben
http://kissthecook-ben.blogspot.com/
That looks delicious. Diane
yum, honey mustard,, i'm trying your recipe for our easter Ham,, thankyou for sharing,,,
Mary...love your version of dijon mustard . Have bookmarked it and thanks for sharing the recipe , nothing beats homemade ones :)
Happy Easter ,
Elin
Beautiful photos! It's nice to see a recipe for true, homemade mustard--I don't come across them very often!
Homemade Honey Dijon. It looks delicious, what a great idea!
Looks delicious Mary and it's on my list to make this weekend. We use a lot of mustard in this house too, enough that we bought a 4 pound 6 ounce can of Coleman's dry mustard via Amazon a while ago and we're through about half of it.
Mmm...this has got to be so much better than dijon in a jar! I would love to try making some. I hope you and your family have a blessed Easter weekend, Mary.
nice recipe Mary!i have never made my own...I'll try! Happy Easter !
homemade honey dijon mustard sounds incredible. I would like to dip some pretzels in this.
Well done! I'm incredibly envious of your new mustard stock. I also tend to cook alot with mustard. It's one of my favorite ingredients (along with garlic!) Thanks so much for sharing. Hope you have a lovely Easter!
How fun! Even though I have made a lot of things from scratch but never mustard! I love this idea. I will have go try it myself and love the idea of taking this and coming up with different flavor combos - tarragon mustard, champagne mustard, etc.
I have been wanting to make mustard, this looks like a great recipe to start with. We love dijon around here :)
Homemade dijon mustard looks awesome. Best is homemade no doubt about that.
Mustard really finishes off a meal - I'm so impressed you have made your own.
Look perfect and nice, my daugther love Honey Dijon Mustard I have to make for her, Hav a nice and happy Blessing Easter!! huggs gloria
Really interesting, I have never seen a recipe for mustard before! It looks like some of the wild plants that are growing around here! I need to get my plant I.D. book and check it out. Hope you have a lovely Easter.
It doesn't get more DIY than this. I'm really impressed!
That looks like a great recipe, Mary! Thanks!
Happy Easter to you and your family!
as always, your pictures are just breathtaking. this looks delicious, anything homemade is better!
Great idea to make it at home!
Wow, there's something I'd never think to make from scratch! I bet it's so superior to the bottled or jarred stuff though!
- Maggie
You're a true domestic Goddess, Mary...! Making mustard at home, I wouldn't have the guts to do so...! Thanks for showing us the method and I wish you a Happy Easter :)
Mary, I am so glad you posted this. I LOVE honey mustard and can't wait to try this.
Have a Happy Easter!
I do love honey mustard and I've definitely wondered how to make it at home! This recipe sounds perfect for all my honey mustard needs!
I'm speechless. Commentless. You made your own mustard! This couldn't be grander. Happy Easter, Mary and blessings to your home.
Mary , I have tag you for the Easter Party Game :)
wow! mustard from scratch? that is so cool... this sounds so good! Thank you for sharing... Happy Easter! :)
I can't wait to try this! Thank you for sharing this and have a lovely Easter Mary!
I'd never thought to make my own mustard! That's fantastic!
Oh yum! I just had a great turkey sandwich today for lunch, but I wish I would have had some of this mustard. Thank you for sharing. I hope you have a blessed day tomorrow. I'm here with my love and my family, and I'm so thankful for the hope that comes on Easter morning. Take care!
I love putting honey mustard in my sandwiches. Love your interpretation of dijon-style.
Happy Easter, Mary!
Happy happy easter! What a beautiful sight :)
this is another good sharing, sure this is very helpful to many!
Funny. I really don't like mustard, but honey mustard is acceptable to me. I can't wait to try this recipe!
Hi,
Happy Easter.
Your recipes are making me hungry. I love everything.
I invite you to visit me too.
Graciously,
monah
Wow..you made this at home..very impressive and inspiring...love the recipe..thanks for sharing!
That honey mustard sounds wonderful!! I bet that would make a great dressing as well. Love the beautiful pictures!
This is so much fancier than my honey mustard where I literally combine prepared honey and prepared mustard!
Oh my gosh! Homemade mustard, who would have thought! I am putting this one in my recipe file.
This is my first time visiting your blog (thanks for commenting on mine and therefore bringing my attention to yours). I love how you post the "one year ago, today" etc. That is such a neat idea.
Happy Pink Saturday, Mary. I hope you had a nice Easter with your family.
It never occurred to me to make my own mustard, but this ingredient list sounds interesting.
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