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Jigsaw (Enigma, #3)

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Tomato Hot Pepper Jam

  • 2.5# Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes
  • Mixed chilies to taste (2 Orange Habenero, 2 ripe red Jalapenos, 2 Fish, 2 Thai dragon)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • Juice of one lemon
  • big pinch of sel gris

Mill everything tomatoes and peppers and combine in non-reactive pot with sugar and lemon juice and bring to a boil.  Turn down to a slow boil and cook for 30 minutes skimming the foam.  Turn off the heat and let sit, covered, overnight.  Taste for seasoning and add more chillies or acid needed. Bring back to a boil and reduce to a medium heat, skimming and stirring frequently, cooking until it passes the plate test.  Ladle into prepared jars and process for 6 minutes.

Next year, I hope the tomato harvest aligns with the Rocoto Peppers.

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Puzzle (Enigma, #2)

Saturday, October 18th, 2008
  • 3# San Marzano Tomatoes, milled whole
  • 7 small ripe Serrano Chillies, milled whole
  • 3 Shallots, minced
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 2T red wine vinegar
  • 1T crushed red pepper
  • a couple of pinches of salt

Combine everything in non-reactive pot and bring to a boil.  Cook for about 30 minutes skimming the foam as it comes up.  Turn off the heat and let sit, covered, overnight.  It’s a good time to taste it and add more chillies if needed – this batch wasn’t spicy enough.  Bring back to a boil and reduce to a medium heat, skimming and stirring frequently, cooking until it passes the plate test.  Ladle into prepared jars and process for 6 minutes.

I like this batch with the shallots distinctly less than the batch with only tomatoes and chillies.

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Enigma

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Tomato Serrano Jam

  • 2# San Marzano Tomatoes, peeled
  • 3 Serrano Chillies, sliced
  • 3 cups sugar
  • Juice of one lemon
  • a couple of pinches of salt

Puree half of the tomatoes and dice the rest.  Combine everything in non-reactive pot and bring to a boil.  Cook for about 30 minutes skimming the foam as it comes up.  Turn off the heat and let sit, covered, overnight.  It’s a good time to taste it and add more chillies if needed – three is a little short of where I’d like it but isn’t too spicy for my children to enjoy it.  Bring back to a boil and reduce to a medium heat, skimming and stirring frequently, cooking until it passes the plate test.  Ladle into prepared jars and process for 6 minutes.

Great with cheese, even better with peanut butter, bacon and bannanas.

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