Chilli Jam and jelly

kinkyjinks

cardiogirl wrote: »

IMHO, this is the best chilli jam recipe ever :j

I agree as this looks pretty much like the one I made but I never had recipe and didn't used fish sauce. So if you don't have fish sauce it'll still be tasty.

Seakay

zippychick wrote: »

Right, i recently made Nigellas chilli jam and found it so easy and tasty I am going to make it again.

I really liked how easy it was to make - no faffing about with thermometers , muslin etc.

Now, I am wondering this. Could i just substitute something else to make another kind of jam? I imagine sweet onion jam would be yummy - and i would use red onions - but would i use the same quantity as is suggested for the chilli jam?

Anyone think of anything else that could be Jammified? It's this specific recipe I like, i just wonder what else i could substitute the chilli and peppers with.

I think that as the chili and pepper are more flavourings than bulk ingredients in this recipe it would be better to find a specific recipe for (for instance) onion jam or marmalade

zippychick

Seakay wrote: »

I think that as the chili and pepper are more flavourings than bulk ingredients in this recipe it would be better to find a specific recipe for (for instance) onion jam or marmalade

Thanks for answering my question! Hmmm suspected as much - you are right, they give the flavour out and are dispersed as little flecks. It;s just such an easy method and Jam of any description seems so complicated.:D:rotfl:

Seakay

You could experiment with chopped herbs?
Generally, sweet fruit jams are equal amounts of sugar and fruit, sometimes 12oz to the 1lb, with no muslin required unless you want to do a jelly.
These savoury preserves use vinegar and sugar in quite different proportions depending on the main ingredients, so I wouldn't feel confident in suggesting substitutions.
Nigella does have a website though:
http://www.nigella.com/
perhaps you could ask her for some ideas?

~~Diane~~

Last night I made some of Nigella's Chili Jam, just half the quantity, not all my chillies are red yet. Anyway according to her recipe the full amount makes 6 x 250ml jars, so in theory I should have got 3 out of the mixture, when all I got was half a 250ml jar :eek:

Can anyone suggest were I have gone wrong, maybe boiled it to hard or to long. It's set fine and tastes great, but not a lot of it.

All suggestions gratefully accepted

zippychick

Hi Diane

Hmmm ! I made it myself and it turned out perfect - i got jars and jars worth. Did you follow the recipe exactly? You may have boiled it too long , so it's reduced down?

I'll merge this with the chilli jam thread later / I'll pop off and re read the recipe now and have a think

Recipe here . Did you measure the vinegar out, and did you only boil it for ten mins?
Zip

~~Diane~~

Thanks Zippychick, yes I measured and weighed everything, it tastes great. I think maybe I have boiled it for to long, looking at the pics on Nigella's site her jam looks speckled, whereas mine is very dense with chillies and peppers, I'll give it another go next week when a few more chillies have ripened up.

It's been a big hit with my boys, just a shame theres not more.

Penelope_Penguin

~~Diane~~ wrote: »

Can anyone suggest were I have gone wrong, maybe boiled it to hard or to long. It's set fine and tastes great, but not a lot of it.

All suggestions gratefully accepted

I read on here of people not getting theirs to set, so overcooked mine and it crystallised Tasted great, though, and had a lovely colour :T

If you followed the recipe, and it's to your liking, don;t worry and experiment next time

Principia_2

I tried this recipe - is it supposed to taste like a hot sweet and sour sauce?

I had a very soft set, I think I'd boil it a little longer next time.

~~Diane~~

Principia wrote: »

I tried this recipe - is it supposed to taste like a hot sweet and sour sauce?

I had a very soft set, I think I'd boil it a little longer next time.

Yes mine tastes hot, sweet, sour. When I started to make it and bring to boil it smelt like a very vinegary sweet & sour from the takeaway :rotfl: