Oh, Nigella! You are destined for sainthood!

[Creemteez]

So pleased to have something else to do with my huge chili crop -apart from drying or freezing! Tweaked her basic Chili Jam Recipe with the addition of fresh ginger, lemongrass and lime zest/juice. Fabulous! Can't stop putting it on stuff! - Drizzled over tomato salad, rippled through home made cream cheese! Glazing some pork chops with it tonight! Am SO-O-O-O-O making huge quantities of this!





(Don't know how I managed to post the photo twice - but, hey, it's so pretty....)

[Bren In Pots]

(Don't know how I managed to post the photo twice - but, hey, it's so pretty....)

CT it sounds like your Chili Jam deserves to have two photos because its that nice

[Fleurisa]

That's the recipe I got my hubby to make. I liked it because it gave weights for the chilli instead of saying use 5 or some vague quantity. He used our 'Super Chilli' chillies so its a bit hot for my liking. I was thinking he could use the 'Bulgarian Carrot' chillies with orange sweet peppers and make an orange coloured jam.

CT, How much ginger etc. did you add to the recipe? I was thinking he could make one with garlic in it, but I'm not sure how much you'd need to notice it.

[OverWyreGrower]

I make this for selling - I have 2 versions - a Scotch Bonnet one (HOT!) and a Green Chilli, Lime and Tequila version

I love that Nigella recipe!

[Creemteez]

CT, How much ginger etc. did you add to the recipe? I was thinking he could make one with garlic in it, but I'm not sure how much you'd need to notice it.

Fleurisa, to the quantities quoted in the recipe I added a thumb-sized piece of ginger - cut into teeny, tiny dice, the finely grated zest and juice of one lime and one stalk of lemon grass - very finely chopped. Even though I removed all of the seeds from my Cayenne chilies, I was worried that it would be too hot, but the sweetness balances it out and I'm TOTALLY addicted!

[vikkib]

Oooooooooooh! I loved the original batch I made and the more fruity, more sweet pepper based, second batch but yours sounds even better!

I'm just hoping I get enough of the chillis left on the plants to ripen so I can make some!

=D

[Samurailord]

We have made the River Cottage version of this for a few years now, which is also fantastic by the way, (but always refuses to set so is more of a pouring/dipping sauce than a jam or jelly) but this year will be the first when I can use my own home-grown chillis.

Looking forwards to seeing how the different varieties affect the overall flavours.

Andy

[Creemteez]

This isn't of a "spreadable" consistency either - but it isn't supposed to be. I think "Jam" is a bit of a misnomer which makes people expect it to set.

[marcofez]

I've tried the chilli jam recipe. Lovely stuff, making some more asap!!!!