Worcestershire Sauce

[Paul]

I was pretty annoyed about that at the time!

[Nay-nay]

This is absolutely brilliant little recipe Thermoconvert - thank you so much for posting it!! It really clears the nasal passages as it is cooking! I didn't leave it on varoma for the full 10mins though - it looked like it was about to boil over and out at about the 7 min mark. I'll be sharing this with my friends for sure - thanks again. 

[Thermoconvert]

No problem Nay-Nay.  I love simple recipes!  You have just reminded me I need to make some more for my father in law for Christmas. 

I don't tend to use much of it myself and a bottle would last years, but the men in my family seem to go through it a lot faster.  I know my husband polishes off 1-2 large bottles a year on eggs alone!

[faffa_70]

DH puts it on fish and chips, grilled cheese on toast to name a couple of things, let alone what I use in cooking. Can't wait to try this in the next couple of days. Thanks from us too 

[meganjane]

I just looked at the ingredients in Holbrooks Worcestershire Sauce and it has anchovies in it. I've searched the net for a recipe with anchovies and haven't found one, but came up with this interesting snippet: Lea & Perrins Original Worcestershire Sauce

On searching some more, I found out that the original recipe was created by chemists (Mr Lee and Mr Perrin) who had been employed by an Englishman who had tasted a delicious sauce in India. The first concoction was very unpleasant, so it was left in the cellar and forgotten, so the story goes. Some years later, when cleaning out the cellar, the sauce was re-discovered. It was tasted before throwing away and found to be delicious as it had fermented.
The original sauce isn't a cooked one at all, but is made by fermentation, strained, left to mature in casks and strained again into bottles..

I think I'll stick with Thermoconvert's recipe!

[Nay-nay]

Very interesting snippet! 

[Thermomixer]

We used to use a bottle of anchovy essence.

[willmac]

I made this yesterday, FANTASTIC..... thanks so much for sharing. I also did not leave it for 10 mins in the first cooking process, I stopped it at about 7 mins, was about to boil over. I am making some more today for my Dad. Thanks again.

Kay

[faffa_70]

Forgot to post in here when I made this a couple of months ago, only remembered as I need to make some more. This recipe has seen the end of me purchasing Worcestershire Sauce (woo hoo) a real hit with DH which is great as he puts it on and in EVERYTHING!!

[JulieO]

A great reminder for me to make this as I have everything that's needed.  Thanks Faffa for bumping this up. 

[judydawn]

He must almost drink it Kathryn - I've hardly used any of mine 

[gertbysea]

We used to use a bottle of anchovy essence.

I was thinking that the recipe was missing just that thermomixer. Where did you get anchovy essence? I have at least 4 huge jars of anchovies always. I am frightened I won't be able to get them here.

Gertbysea of anchovies

[JulieO]

I made this today as I'd finally used up my bought one.  We don't go through a lot of this usually, but it tastes so good that I can see me adding a little to things that I wouldn't usually do.
 
I did use a small red chilli, seeds and all from my garden and it has really given it a lovely punch.  Filled a 700g passata bottle with a little left over.  Good to know it can be kept in the pantry instead of the fridge. 

This really is nicer than the original, now if only I could find a tomato sauce (ketchup) that tastes better than store bought, haven't found one so far. 

[Nik2WIN]

Instead of anchovy essence would gentlemens' relish not work - its pretty much just anchovy paste

Nik

[judydawn]

Bumping this one for our newcomers - just another thing in our pantry we can make ourselves.  This is my 3rd lot, most of it has been given away but I needed to replace my bottle which ran out yesterday. I'd had it in the pantry for 17 months so a good indication that it lasts a long time.