Recipe for tomato and chilli relish

Last post 20-10-2009 8:39 PM by richardpeeej. 6 replies.

• 19/10/2009 12:48 PM

  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,465

  Reply | Contact  I made some this morning and it's come out well.  It made one normal sized jam jar full with a bit left over. Tomato and Chilli relish 600g ripe tomatoes, skinned and diced 1½ tablespoons oil 150g onion, finely diced 2 medium red chillies, finely diced  3 cloves garlic, crushed 90g brown sugar 100ml brown malt vinegar Salt and pepper to taste Heat the oil in a saucepan, add onion and chillies and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute. Add tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer for about an hour until the mixture is thick. Pour into hot sterilised jars and seal.   Instead of using medium sized chillies, I actually used 6 of the Bolivian Rainbows (with their seeds) and it's come out quite hot sue1002

• 19/10/2009 01:24 PM	In reply to
  BB Location: Hereford Joined on: 12 May 2009 Posts: 729	Reply | Contact That sounds good Sue. I like the idea of a hot and spicy relish. BB

• 19/10/2009 01:50 PM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 4,071	Reply | Contact That sounds very nice indeed, Sue. Got a photo?

• 19/10/2009 03:07 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,465	Reply | Contact  I've taken a photo for you Miranda.  It's a bit darker than it probably should be as I used the dark muskavado sugar (I've got some light brown sugar in the cupboard but only enough to make some more flapjacks). sue1002

• 19/10/2009 04:56 PM	In reply to
  richardpeeej Location: Leicestershire Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 3,498	Reply | Contact  Looks great - do you think we could make it with green toms Sue instead of the reds? -Richard

• 19/10/2009 06:01 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,465	Reply | Contact  You probably could make it with green tomatoes Richard.  I used up the last of my ripe tomatoes making it and I will definitely be using some of the frozen tomatoes to make another lot.  You could probably use tinned tomatoes instead if you drain off a lot of the juice. sue1002

• 20/10/2009 08:39 PM	In reply to
  richardpeeej Location: Leicestershire Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 3,498	Reply | Contact  The relish turned out nice making it with green tomatoes instead of red. We only had one chilli pepper so just used the one together with the seeds, it was hot enough for us, and it gave the relish a little 'kick'  -Richard