This basic white sauce recipe is so versatile, and can be dressed-up or dressed-down for any occasion. Add cheese, or flavour the milk with onion or bay. Each serving provides 657 kcal ...

Mint grows so freely that once you know the trick you never need buy mint sauce again. Blanching the mint with boiling water helps to dissolve the sugar and to keep the colour in the mint leaves.

Cook in batches. the meat will stew if overcrowded. Serve with mashed potatoes, peas and mint sauce. Chop a bunch of fresh mint leaves and put them in a heat proof bowl. Cover these with sugar.