Tomato chilli jam
January 27, 2011 in Uncategorized
HALLOOOOOOOOOO!
I am back from the land of babies and the little RABBIT is now 3 months old!!! Amazing how time flies and he is just a little dream baba. We are still in the thick of it but a new year has come and with it school for the SOSS and a little time to do things like cook and BLOG! Yippeee, I’m back.
We planted a hundred and one tomato plants last year and now it’s raining the gorgeous little love apples. Big rosa’s, cherries, baby rosa’s, the lot…. it’s quite daunting as we have about half a beer box A DAY now coming into red ripeness (oh they taste so good), so we are racking the brains to make things that will live on in the freezer or cupboard.
First up, tomato chilli jam! Hmmmm…
This is a really easy recipe that’s chunky and rustic and fabulous for the cheeseboard, on hot toast or mixed into some pasta with crispy bacon… you can go wild with the stuff.
Recipe
1kg large tomatoes, halved
3 red chillies, roughly chopped
1 onion, wedges
4 garlic cloves, sliced
1cm ginger, grated
3T balsamic vinegar
100g brown sugar
Olive oil
Preheat oven to 180 C.
Place tomatoes on a baking tray and add the onion, chilli, ginger, garlic, vinegar and sugar and then a nice glug of olive oil.
Salt and black pepper and mix well with your hands.
Roast for about 40 mins or until browning and caramelised.
Cool and place in sterilised jars.
That’s it, that’s all you have to do to get this yummy jam. Add more garlic, ginger and chilli to your taste if you like more kick and it also works well without the sugar for a more ‘tarty’ taste.
Here are some pics of my bambino’s from December…
RABBIT’s eyelashes touch his eyebrows – halloooo, can I get
some of those please!
Having fun in the river in the Eastern Cape.
Lots of love apples,
Caro xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
LibranDiva said on January 27, 2011
Arent they just adorable
amydem2 said on January 27, 2011
thanks so much for recipe…. saved it in my recipe file… gonna make it for sure!
ps gorgeous kids
tandy.sinclair said on January 27, 2011
your kids are stunning! Lovely recipe – did you notice my challenge for the week? Make tomato pasta sauce and freeze it so you don’t let your harvest go to waste xox
Kitchengirl said on January 27, 2011
oh fantastic! i have some waiting to be bottled as we speak!
Zabwan said on January 27, 2011
Welcome back! Oh my word, your little boys are just too cute!!! Beautiful kids!
Sous-Chef said on January 27, 2011
I’ve had a glut of green tomatoes, because of the rain they didn’t ripen. Your jam looks lovely and your children too!
Food24ed said on January 27, 2011
Awesome Caro – he is adorable – I see he has inherited the famous De Waal eyelashes…
Freshly-Ground said on February 1, 2011
Your’e children is so beautiful.
Love this recipe, so easy to make!
Freshly-Ground said on February 1, 2011
Your’e children is so beautiful.
Love this recipe, so easy to make!
pinkpolkadot said on February 2, 2011
They are sooooo beautiful!
chantellebell said on February 2, 2011
Welcome back!! They are absolutely beautiful!! Ps. the hub would love the jam!!
carlette said on February 18, 2011
Awww such a cute baby!!
Tomatoechilli jam looks yum!