Raisin Sauce, from Bruce Moffitt Recipes.com RAISIN HAM SAUCE Raisin Sauce is for Ham. You will find a few other uses for raisin sauce, it is good on sweet potatoes for instance, but Raisin Sauce was designed for, and is best with a nice baked ham. Raisin Sauce can be considered a rather sophisticated sauce, and is very good. It is also rather simple to do. To do Raisin Sauce for Ham, choose a small saucepan and add: 2 Tbl butter 1/4 cup chopped onion Saute a bit until onion is transparent, Add: cup chicken stock small piece of cinnamon 2 cloves slice of orange peel without white pith Simmer ten minutes, strain, add: 1/4 cup raisins 2 Tbl lemon juice Tbl vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar Simmer a bit until raisins plump up. Add: small handful pecans Thicken with a bit of cornstarch dissolved in a Tbl of water. A small bit of Madiera, or other flavorful wine can also be a nice addition to Ham Sauce. Serve hot with ham. Return to previous page