This is just one gigantic wham bam thank you ma’am slam jam session using the mortar and pestle. A bash fest. Think of your worst enemy while doing it. Very therapeutic. Chunk your chillies and garlic – and chunk the chunked ones again. And again, so they are nice and fine. Then bash and grind…
Chilli, Coriander, Basil And Sun-dried Tomato Paste.
Slice those delicious chillies. Tear up and chop your fresh coriander and basil leaves. Finely chop some garlic and only a teaspoon of onions. Drop all ingredients into your electric blender along with a few glugs of olive oil and whir, whir, whir for a few blade spins. NOT too much. You’ll end up with…
Three Chillies Chilli Sauce.
Grab some Plain-Jane Anaheim chillies, Jalapeños and hot and gnarly Habaneros. Top and tail all. Chop roughly. Bash and bam in a mortar and pestle to release all those in-depth chilicious flavours. Chuck into a pot with a drizzle of oil. Chop half an onion, crush two garlic cloves, half t-spoon sugar, a few drops…
Chilli and Apricot Jam.
Around 1kg apricots, halved with stones/pips removed goes into a pot. Add 800g white sugar and a thinly sliced, peeled, thumb-sized root ginger chunk. Pour in 20ml lemon juice. Boil slowly while stirring and watching. Chop 1 medium sized (4cm) orange habanero chilli finely and add to jam. When jam has thickened place into an…
Chilli Salt.
12 heaped t-spoons coarse sea salt into a hand mixing bowl. 2 heaped t-spoons coarse cut dried crushed chillies into the same hand mixing bowl. Stir the chilli and salt mixture until all the salt has rubbed against the chilli. Do this for about 5 minutes. Gently. Don’t be too rough as you will break…
Chilli Festival in Benington starts tomorrow.
“Started in 2006 the Chilli Festival is a hugely popular family event attracting thousands of visitors over three days, offering a chance to buy chilli plants, products and sample foods from around the world. Stalls are set up throughout the garden and a wide range of refreshments is provided to help you cool down, including…
Chilli Paste For Curry.
Roughly chop 3 chillies, thumbsized peeled ginger, 3 garlic cloves. Get tsp cumin seeds, tsp coriander seeds, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 3 TSP tomato paste, a pinch of salt, 5 grinds of black pepper, 3 TSP white vinegar. Chuck all ingredients into a blender and whir into a delicious chilli paste for any curry.
Chilli, Tomato and Basil Sauce.
Chilli, tomato and basil sauce is a must to cap off any pasta dish. Simply make the basic chilli sauce and then add finely chopped tomatoes. Tear some basil leaves into thin strips and bash out all the flavours with a pestle and mortar – add this to the already made chilli and tomato sauce and cook for a few minutes.
Chilli and Tomato Sauce.
Check out how to make a tasty, basic chilli sauce. Simply start the cooking process by adding roughly chopped red peppers and tomatoes. This is also the beginning of a really delicious chilled chilli and tomato soup.
Seafood Chilli Basting.
One whole chilli finely chopped, pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon finely crushed black peppercorns, 2 tablespoons olive oil, juice from one lemon, ½ lime’s juice. Mix all ingredients together – brush seafood chilli basting over any seafood while cooking. You could add some finely chopped thyme to the chilli basting.
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