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Green Tomato Chilli Jam Profile

Green Tomato Chilli Jam

Janice Pattie
Green Tomato Chilli Jam is a deliciously sweet and hot relish that's easy to make. It's the perfect way to use unripe green tomatoes and turn them into a preserve that adds spice to your meals and makes a great gift too!
4.50 from 10 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course chutney, jam, preserves
Cuisine British, Fusion
Servings 48 portions
Calories 66 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Large saucepan
  • 1 Food Processor
  • 1 Sharp knife
  • 1 chopping board
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 ladle or jug
  • 1 jam funnel optional
  • 4 glass jam jars with lids

Ingredients
 

  • 1.5 kg green tomatoes fresh or frozen
  • 4 red chillies with their seeds
  • 2 green chillies with their seeds
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • 50 grams fresh root ginger peeled and roughly chopped
  • 80 millilitres Thai fish sauce
  • 675 grams granulated sugar
  • 200 millilitres red wine vinegar

Instructions
 

  • 1.5 kg green tomatoes
    Chop the whole fresh or frozen green tomatoes into small dice and set aside.
  • 4 red chillies, 2 green chillies, 10 garlic cloves
    Cut off the stems and roughly cut up the chillies. Remove the skin and roughly chop the ginger. Peel the garlic cloves.
  • 80 millilitres Thai fish sauce, 50 grams fresh root ginger
    Put the fish sauce into the food processor with the chillies and their seeds, garlic and ginger and blitz into a fine puree.
  • 675 grams granulated sugar, 200 millilitres red wine vinegar
    Spoon the puree into a deep, heavy-bottomed pan and add the sugar and wine vinegar.
  • Bring to the boil slowly, stirring as you go. When it comes to the boil, turn down to a simmer and add the diced tomatoes.
  • Skim off any foam that rises to the surface and cook gently for about 1 hour, stirring from time to time, to prevent the mixture catching and burning. Scrape the sides of the pot too, so that everything cooks evenly.
  • The mixture thickens as it cooks when it seems looks thick enough and your wooden spoon leaves a clear trail through the mixture take it off the heat..
  • Use a ladle or jug to pour it into warm, sterilised jars and seal.

Notes

Store in a larder or cool place, not the fridge, for up to 9 months.
Makes 3-4 jars of Green Tomato Chilli Jam. 

Nutrition

Calories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 140mgPotassium: 89mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 237IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.3mg