We’ve gathered some of our favourite recipes that are perfect to satisfy your inner chef for some culinary excitement.
Ingredients
- 1 pc large diced red pepper
- 2 pc habanero peppers
- 2 pc Bird’s Eye Thai peppers
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 1⁄2 cup fresh (Insert Favorite Fruit Here)
- 1⁄2 cup red wine vinegar
- 5 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1 pouch liquid pectin
- 1⁄4 cup lime juice lime zest
Instructions
- Place 9-10 clean jelly jars and rings into a roaster or large pan and sterilize in a boiling water bath.
- Wash all peppers thoroughly and remove the stem, seeds and membrane. The habaneros and Thai chili peppers can burn the skin on your hands so protect your hands by using disposable gloves or plastic wrap as a makeshift glove. Dice the peppers in the food processor and make sure you have at least 1 1⁄4 cup of pepper, including the juice.
- Put the Fruit into the food processor and pulse until finely ground. Combine in thesaucepan with the peppers. Add the red wine vinegar, the pectin, lime juice, zest and 1 tspbutter. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium. Simmer uncovered for five minutes.
- Add the sugar and bring to a full rolling boil for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove fromheat. Put the lids into the hot water bath with the jars so that they are hot when you put themon the jars.
- Bottle the hot jelly into the hot sterilized jars using a glass pyrex measuring cup – but don’t fill tothe top. Wipe rims of jars with a dampened, clean paper towel and then centre a hot lid on top ofthe jar. Put the rings on the jars and process in a boiling hot water bath for 5 minutes.
Depending on your heat tolerance, the bird’s eye chilis can be replaced with any chili of your liking. My personal favorite is, of course the habanero pepper, specifically the chocolate habanero. These babies have a delightfully fruity and earthy flavour. These are name because of the colour, not because they taste like chocolate. If you could place a log cabin with a roaring fireplace in a jar, that would be the feeling of this particular jelly. It starts of sweet, like any jelly should be, then just when you question why it’s not spicy, the heat starts setting in. and whammy, this sure does pack a punch! It’s perfect with some toasted sourdough bread or a few slices of French baguette.
