When it comes to burgers and ribs our monkey gland sauce is the clever choice. It’s bouncy, robust flavor is bound to make you go bananas but that’s okay because we know how good it is. Shake well before use. Always great on steaks and burgers, pork fillets, schnitzels, and veal. Steers Monkeygland Sauce adds the final magic touch to curry sambals.
Because you probably don’t know anything about monkey gland sauce or what it’s made out of, let’s start with this:
Not made from monkey in any way.
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Then again, if you think all of us humans are monkeys, then all sauce should really be monkey sauce. š š
Monkey gland sauceĀ is a restaurant item inĀ South Africa. The tangy sauce is prepared in several manners, and may include a blend ofĀ fruitĀ andĀ spices.Ā It is typically served with meats,Ā such asĀ steak,Ā hamburgers, pork ribs or chicken. Several popular South AfricanĀ fast foodĀ chains serve a monkey gland burger.
Despite the name, the sauce does not involveĀ monkeysĀ in any way.Ā Instead, it is made up of chopped onion, garlic and ginger, with a combination ofĀ chutney,Ā soy sauce,Ā mustard,Ā Worcestershire sauce,Ā ketchup, and wine. When the sauce was developed, there was much speculation in the popular medical press regarding the use of monkey glands as a means of keeping young due to the pseudoscience of Russian quack doctorĀ Serge Voronoff.
Listing this under Condiments because of typical cultural use. Should it be in Other Sauces or BBQ Sauce instead? Maybe a dip?
Ingredients:
- Water
- Sugar
- Reconstituted Tomato Paste
- Fruit (Apricots, Peaches)
- Stabiliser (Modified Starch, Xanthan Gum)
- Acidifier (E260)
- Salt
- Reconstituted Worcester Sauce (Colour Caramel (E150D)
- Sulphur Dioxide)
- MSG (Flavour Enhancer, E621)
- Spices
- Preservatives: Sodium Benzoate (E211) & Potassium Sorbate (E202)
