Recipes
Our recipe section has a range of home-style cooking and meal ideas to use those delicious organic vegetables you have worked so hard to grow. Now time to reap the benefits!
You can of course, use our recipes as a guide and tweak them to suit your own tastes. They are in the main, written by somebody who loves food and doesn't measure anything so we hope you enjoy our 'rustic' take on the selection of dishes here. We have recipes by vegetable, fruit, nuts or herbs and soups, which are extremely versatile as well as some fabulous and inspiring Canning & Preserving recipes and information from our lovely friend at LoveJars - Rosie.
You can also submit your recipes and we will share them on our Growers' Recipes section!
Chilli Jam
A hot homemade treat to go with your cold meats!
Ingredients
A sizzling savoury-sweet jam to compliment your cold meats and cheeses, a well presented jar can also make a lovely gift; feel free to adapt the recipe to your liking.
- 6-8 Red peppers, chopped
- 10 Chilli peppers, chopped - Reduce for milder!
- 6-8 crushed Garlic Cloves
- 2-3 inch root Ginger, peeled and chopped
- 250ml Red wine vinegar
- 700g Sugar
- 400g can or fresh chopped cherry tomatoes
Please note that our recipes are an approximate guideline - Quantities along with ingredients are totally adaptable to suit personal taste, consistency and density as well as portion sizes.
Method
1. Mix and blend your chopped peppers, chillies, ginger and garlic
2. Add to a pan with your tomatoes, sugar and red wine vinegar and bring to the boil.
3. Skim off any surface scum and bring down to a simmer for approx 45 minutes, stirring occasionally so that it doesn't stick to the pan or burn.
4. When the mix is nice and sticky, cook for about 15 minutes more, continuing to stir regularly until it's thickened and bubbling
5. Allow to cool and then store in airtight jars. Refridgerate once opened.
