Carla’s Chilli Jam

Ingredients

  • 500g tomatoes
  • 4-8 chillies (depending on size)
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled & roughly chopped
  • 6cm ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 30ml fish sauce
  • 300g sugar
  • 100mls red wine vinegar

Method

  1. Put half the tomatoes with chillies, garlic, ginger & fish sauce into the blender. Blitz until puréed.
  2. Finely dice the remaining half of the chillies.
  3. Place the purée, sugar & vinegar into a saucepan and slowly bring to the boil, stirring continually.
  4. When it reaches a boil, turn it down to a simmer and add remaining tomatoes.
  5. Cook gently for 30-40 minutes, stirring frequently and wiping down the sides to prevent burning.
  6. At this point put cleaned jars in the oven at 100 degrees to sterilise for 30 mins. With 5 mins to go boil the lids in a pot of water.
  7. When the jam is thick & sticky (on setting point), pour into prepared sterilised jars.