Grandpa arrived, the candle was lit, the table set, the plates dished up...and the moment arrives...the first bite...the first chew....and then the reaction...'hmmmm it's ok'..."yeah the mustard sauce is not like your's Mum, not even close"...."yeah the meat is good"....."yeah but the sauce is just lacking something"...
But what could beat Mum's mustard sauce and silverside? She has these recipe's that are just the best the way she does it, and she doesn't even know how she does it..she just does it! Like her meat loaf, or sticky date pudding..classic Mum recipe's..so this was a big challenge..attempting the silverside..probably a challenge I would not of attempting if I hadn't won a meat tray at the club. But regardless I did attempt it and was surprised at the amount of work that goes into making silverside. The broth has many many components and has to cook for a few hours at least, then you drain out the chunky parts of the broth and put it on to boil again. Meanwhile you have to make the other components to the dish. The mustard sauce seriously makes this dish so there is a lot of pressure on the poor mustard sauce. I think the problem was the recipe used mustard powder which turned out being quite bitter, Mum normally just uses mustard from a jar and mixes it with a white sauce. Next time I will do that! Overall though, a very flavoursome dinner..especially the meat and I definitely enjoyed the leftovers the next day! Yumm!
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