Sunday roast condiments

[robfosters]

Last week a Facebook post by a friend made me seriously re-evaluate our friendship when I spotted that he had ketchup on his roast beef dinner. Such abominations have no place in the civilised world.

It got me thinking about whether my own choices of condiments were right or if I indeed was making some terrible mistakes. The way I see it is this. The following foods belong with the following things:

Beef - Horseradish or mustard
Lamb - Mint Sauce
Chicken and Turkey - Cranberry or mustard
Pork and Gammon - Mustard or apple sauce
Nut roast - The bin

I obviously have a nice dash of salt and pepper and while there is no place for ketchup, I do enjoy a splash of brown sauce with my roast.

I haven't mentioned gravy as that is surely a given on any form of roast dinner.

Are my choices the correct way to go or am I missing any superior choices? Whats your particular fave?

 

[Ameew]

I quite like mustard with roast sauce. There is bread sauce, but I think it's like wallpaper paste

 

[monkentage]

The choices you listed are classic for a reason but trying new things is great.

Made soubise the other day for chicken and it was pretty good.

Beef - gravy or mushroom ketchup
Lamb - pomegranate
Chicken - lemon or tomato ketchup
Pork - rhubarb or gooseberry.

 

[tombrr]

I find mint sauce goes with pretty much any roast dinner

 

[Raymond Lin]

One can argue good beef (or meat) don’t need any condiments whatsoever

 

[HoneyBadger]

I find mint sauce goes with pretty much any roast dinner

Me too

Brother in law has Ketchup AND mayo on his roasts.

 

[robfosters]

Me too

Brother in law has Ketchup AND mayo on his roasts.

He’s obviously the black sheep of the family

 

[MissChief]

Me too

Brother in law has Ketchup AND mayo on his roasts.

I'm surprised you still even acknowledge his existence.

Trump apparently has ketchup on his steak too.

 

[Regy53]

I have horseradish with any roast, and a good few dollops

Take mint on any
Not that fussed for apple
cranberry and mustard is ok

 

[JBuk]

I quite like tartare sauce with beef

 

[robfosters]

I quite like tartare sauce with beef

Ooh, interesting!

 

[Double07]

Id have tomato sauce with all of the above. Plus just about anything else. Love the stuff.

 

[james.miller]

Dill mustard sauce. I know it's associated with fish but it's really tasty with roasties.

 

[dl8860]

You can't start a thread bashing someone for having ketchup on their roast and then say you use brown sauce! That's just as bad.

Your choices otherwise are fine, redcurrant with lamb is a notable omission though.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Last week a Facebook post by a friend made me seriously re-evaluate our friendship when I spotted that he had ketchup on his roast beef dinner. Such abominations have no place in the civilised world.

I do enjoy a splash of brown sauce with my roast.

 

[hughtrimble]

They all impact the flavour of the things being consumed, and are arguably unnecessary with appropriately seasoned and flavorful cooking, so they're all equally acceptable/abhorrent.

Definitely ketchup. And that means Heinz.

 

[robfosters]

Nothing wrong with brown sauce. It’s long been accepted as a suitable roast dinner condiment.

 

[cheesyboy]

I might have apple sauce with pork, but I don't tend to have pork in a roast very often, or cranberry with turkey at xmas. Otherwise, no sauce - gravy is enough.

 

[D.P.]

Lol, Complains about ketchup, admits to using brown sauce.

 

[Armageus]

Nothing wrong with brown sauce. It’s long been accepted as a suitable roast dinner condiment.

Since when? falls in the same category as Ketchup, salad cream, bbq sauce - none of which have any place on a roast dinner.


Only other one missing from your list - Bread sauce with Turkey or Gammon