Sweet & Tangy Chili Jam

Name: Sweet & Tangy Chili Jam
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 10 large dried red chillies; 6 fresh long red chillies; 1 red onion, roughly chopped; 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised, trimmed and pale part coarsely chopped; 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger; ¼ cup vegetable oil; 2/3 cup brown sugar; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 2 tbsp soy sauce

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:47:10 GMT

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Ingredients

20 servings

1 stalklemongrass

bruised, trimmed and pale part coarsely chopped

2 Tbspfresh ginger

finely chopped

¼ cupvegetable oil

⅔ cupbrown sugar

2 Tbsptamarind paste

2 Tbspsoy sauce

Instructions

Step 1

Soak the dried chillies in boiling water for 10-15 minutes or until softened. Then squeeze out the excess water and place the chillies in the bowl of a food processor.

Step 2

Add the fresh chilli, onion, garlic, pale chopped lemongrass and ginger. Process to a medium coarse paste.

Step 3

Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Add the chilli mixture, and leftover bruised lemongrass stalks and cook, stirring often for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Add the sugar, tamarind and ½ cup water. Reduce heat to low.

Step 5

Cook, stirring often for 15 minutes or until the water has evaporated and the mixture is dark and jammy. Remove the lemongrass stalks carefully.

Step 6

Stir through the soy sauce. Allow to cool slightly before transferring to a sterilised jar. Store in the fridge for up to 1 month.