Thursday 6 December 2012

how to make my ultimate hot and sweet chilli garlic and ginger jam

 
I am slightly addicted to chilli and eat it on as many foods as possible. This is a spicy and sweet chilli jam with garlic and ginger. I think it has a bit of a spicy kick but it is not mouth burning, and you can still taste all the individual flavours. You can make it less hot by deseeding or using a milder chilli. I hope you enjoy. This makes a great gift - especially good for the Christmas/holiday season :) I love this sauce on noodles or rice dishes - but it's also great in a cheese sandwich! It's also good to add into pasta sauces or stews while cooking to add a little chilli hit to your recipes.


ingredients:

225g chilli peppers (I used small green Thai/finger chillies but any would work - you can de-seed them if you want but I did not as wanted the extra heat)
400g red/bell pepper - cleaned, deseeded and roughly chopped

600g onion - chopped
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1.5kg sugar
750ml white/red wine vinegar (cider vinegar is also good)
50g ginger
1 head garlic - cloves peeled
1 tbs sea salt

preparation time: 20 minutes



cooking time: 45-60 minutes (depending on pan size/heat)


  • clean your peppers and chillies well and de-stalk the chillies - you may want to wear rubber gloves while doing this to protect your hands - and remember don't touch any sensitive body parts after handling chillies!!!!!!
  • add the cleaned and prepared chillies, peppers, onions, garlic and ginger to a large pan with the vinegar and salt and blend with a hand blender (or in an electric blender before putting in the pan if you don't have one) until well mixed together - keep your eyes out of the way as any splashes would be very painful!
  • add the cleaned and prepared chillies, peppers, onions, garlic and ginger to a large pan with the vinegar and salt and blend with a hand blender (or in an electric blender before putting in the pan if you don't have one) until well mixed together - keep your eyes out of the way as any splashes would be very painful!




  • add the sugar, stir with a wooden spoon and bring to a rolling boil for about 45-60 minutes until thickened and the wooden spoon leaves a trail when stirred in the bottom on the pan
  • skim off any 'scum' that rises to the surface.



  • while the jam is boiling away sterilize your jars (when you have about 30 minutes to go). You will need enough jars for about 1500 -1750ml of finished product. (I used a combination of 1/2 litre kilner jars and small preserving jars with lids)
  • you can use your preferred method of sterilization but what I did was cleaned jars and lids well in very hot soapy water, rinsed in clean, hot running water, then put on baking trays in an oven preheated to 180C for 25-30 minutes.
  • when the jars are sterilized and the jam is cooked, carefully add the jam to the prepared jars - remember you must add hot jam to the hot jars - otherwise the end product will not be sterilized and also the jars may crack. Seal the jars immediately and leave to cool before storing in a cool, dark place.

  • the jam is ready to eat the next day but will also keep for at least 1 month unopened. Once opened store in the fridge.
  • I hope you enjoy - let me know how you get on......





http://www.punkdomestics.com/content/hot-and-sweet-chilli-garlic-and-ginger-jam

hot and sweet chilli, garlic and ginger jam on Punk Domestics


I am also entering this recipe onto: Four Seasons Food hosted by Delicieux and Chezfoti to go with their BBQ and BBQ sides theme.


Four Seasons Food

5 comments:

  1. oh no - now I am craving this jam and its almost midnight in france lol
    going to try it :) btw thanks for the recipe on twitter

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    1. Thanks so much - I hope you enjoy it's one of my favourites. I've run out myself so need to get another batch made soon :-)

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  2. What a lovely recipe! I made loads (and I mean LOADS) of Tomato & Chilli Jam last year and it was amazing, and in so many dishes. But yours with the ginger and garlic, and more chilli than I dared, looks and sounds sublime! A fab barbie side if you ask me, which would liven up the dullest of burgers!. Louisa

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    1. Thanks Louisa - your comments are really appreciated. This has got a lot of chilli but it does mellow a lot with the sugar...but still HOT! Is your recipe for tomato and chilli jam online? Would love to check it out. We have this jam on noodles, sandwiches, added to pasta sauces....but then I need an almost daily fix of chilli :-)

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  3. Ohhhh, I LIKE the look of this and will make it tomorrow. Cheers!

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