A simple recipe that goes well with a curry Makes 3 – 4 jars Ingredients: 4 medium onions, sliced 5 unwaxed lemons, finely chopped 500g sugar 25g salt 500 ml cider vinegar 25g mustard seeds 100g seedless raisins 1 teaspoon ground allspice Freshly ground black …
Ingredients: 500g kiwi fruit, scoop out the flesh with a teaspoon and chop finely 500g jam sugar Put the kiwis in a large pan, don’t waste any of the juice. Simmer for 5 minutes then add the sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves then boil …
makes 2 jars Ingredients: 500g kiwi fruit 100g raisins 1 onion, finely chopped I fresh chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated 350 g white sugar 150 ml white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon garam masala 1 tsp salt Cut the Kiwi fruits in half …
Lovely swirled into natural yogurt Ingredients 1kg ripe figs, quartered 1 large orange, zested 400g granulated sugar 1 lemon, juiced Put the figs and 150ml water in a large heavy based saucepan. Bring to a simmer and gently bubble for 5 mins or until the …
250g brown sugar 1kg figs 150ml malt vinegar 150ml cider vinegar 250g onions, chopped 250g golden raisins 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon allspice half a teaspoon cracked black peppercorns 1 teaspoon coriander seeds Warm the sugar in a bowl in a low oven. Coarsely chop …
A light and refreshing soft drink 20 elderflower heads 2 sliced lemons 2 tsp of citric acid 1 kg sugar 1.5 litres boiling water Dissolve the sugar in boiling water and leave to cool. Add all the other ingredients. Leave for 48 hours. Strain though …
A yummy Yotam Ottolenghi reciope250g green and red chillies, finely sliced and salted in one tablespoon salt. Refrigerate in a sealed container for three days, then blitz with cider vinegar (3 tbsp) and lemon juice (1 tbsp). In a sterilised jar, seal the paste with …
200g chillis, de-seeded then chopped in food processor 400ml cider vinegar 1 kg jam sugar (it has pectin in it) Put everything in a pan and bring up to a simmer to dissolve the sugar. Now cook at a rolling boil for 8 mins, stirring …
I have tried various methods for peeling chestnuts but none of them seem to work for me. Scoring a cross in each nut took forever and led to the first aid kit for plasters. Roasting is perfect for nibbles around the fire but not great …
1.5 kg cherries – pitted. zest and juice of 1 lemon. sugar Chop up 3/4 of the cherries and leave the rest whole. Put in a large pan with the lemon juice and zest and cook for about 20 mins till soft, stirring from time …