Chilli Jam
- 1 kg whole red chillies, roughy chopped
- 500 g (3 whole) large red bell peppers, seeded and roughly chopped
- 500 g (3 whole) large yellow bell peppers, seeded and roughly chopped
- 500 milliliters apple juice
- 500 milliliters apple cider vinegar
- 500 g castor sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Combine the chopped chillies & bell peppers in a large saucepan, along with the apple juice & cider vinegar.
- Bring to a gentle boil and simmer (uncovered) for 30 minutes until they are softened.
- Drain out the liquid and reduce it by 2/3 in a small saucepan over a medium flame.
- Put all the chillies & peppers into a food processor and blitz until a smooth puree is formed.
- Strain out the skins and seeds from the puree by passing it through a sieve.
- Add the strained mixture back into the large saucepan, along with the reduced cooking liquid, and the sugar and salt.
- Simmer (uncovered) for 1 hour or until the mixture has reached a nice 'jam-like' consistency.
- Allow the mixture to cool a bit. Transfer into glass jars & ENJOY!!
red chillies, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chilli-jam-5a7fda505245055bf507492a (may not work)