chilli

The chillies have been generous in their production, unlike other things growing in the veggie patch this summer.

I did a little Internet searching for a chilli paste recipe (mentioned in this post) and came across an easy Sambal Oelek paste. I honestly thought that I had enough chillies, however my home grown chillies are very light in weight and this recipe calls for 200gms of chillies!! So I did need to purchase a small amount.

Ingredients:

200grams red chillies

1 cup water

1 tspn salt

1 tspn sugar

1 Tblspn white vinegar

1 Tblspn oil

Method:

Place de-stalked and roughly chopped chillies into a pan with water.

Bring water/chillies to the boil and reduce to a low heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.

Place the chillies/water into a food processor, add other ingredients and blend until finely chopped.

I also made Sweet Chilli Jam. 

This one is a favourite and has become a regular on my stove top.

Ingredients:

1kg ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped 

500g sugar

3 Tblspn lemon juice

1/3 cup white wine vinegar

6 long red chillies*, sliced (leave the seeds if you like a bit of heat)

2 tspn salt

Method:

Place the tomatoes and sugar into a large bowl, cover and leave overnight at room temperature.

Transfer this mixture into a large pan and add the remaining ingredients.

Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally.

Reduce heat, simmer mixture for approx 1 hour or until a nice thick consistency.

Place into sterilized jars and seal.

*I use my home grown small chillies and use approx 12-20. 

Enjoy!

How do you use up your chillies?