Date chutney (khajoor chutney) with tamarind, cumin, and red pepper flakes pureed into a thick, sweet-tangy Indian condiment. Just 6 ingredients for an authentic dipping sauce for samosas, chaat, and pakoras.
Whole Bartlett pears cored and filled with currant jelly, wrapped in golden puff pastry and baked, served pooled in Calvados caramel sauce. A bakery-window dessert that looks impossible but isn't.
Sauce Chien, a spicy Caribbean condiment made with red and green jalapenos, garlic, onion, oregano, and hot vinegar. A fiery French Antillean table sauce for grilled meats and fish.
Enjoy this succulent dish made with a tantalizing sauce comprised of hot pepper jelly.
Homemade dandelion jelly made from foraged dandelion petals boiled into a golden liquid, then set with pectin and lemon juice. Tastes like honey with a floral twist.
Green tomato and onion pickles with mustard seeds, allspice, and cloves in a sweet cider vinegar brine. A classic canning recipe that preserves end-of-season unripe tomatoes into tangy, spiced pickles.
Portuguese-style brined salmon marinated overnight in vinegar, cumin seeds, cinnamon, and garlic, then coated in cracker crumbs and fried golden. A traditional Vina d'Alhos preparation.
Thai yellow curry paste from scratch with dry-roasted cumin, coriander seeds, dried chilies, lemongrass, shallots, and garlic. Pairs best with beef and pork curries.
A tangy-sweet piccalilli relish made with salted green tomatoes, fresh corn, bell peppers, and red onion in a spiced vinegar-sugar brine. Keeps for weeks in the fridge. Great on burgers and hot dogs.
Pickled green tomatoes packed with garlic, celery, hot peppers, and dill in a vinegar brine. A simple home canning recipe for end-of-season unripe tomatoes.
Rosy grape jelly: easy freezer jelly made with cranberry and grape juice, pectin, and sugar. Bright ruby color and bold fruit flavor without cooking down fresh fruit.
Christmas compote jam blends dried figs, dates, apricots, three nuts, and candied orange in a quince-juice base spiced with cinnamon, clove, cardamom, and star anise. A three-day European holiday preserve worth every step.
Eggplant kimchi (gaji kimchi): small slashed eggplants brined, then stuffed with a punchy soy-vinegar-garlic-ginger-scallion dressing and fermented overnight. A quick Korean-style eggplant kimchi with bright, savory flavor.
Plum conserve with oranges and walnuts: a rich, old-fashioned preserve of plums and whole ground oranges simmered with raisins and sugar, studded with walnuts. A nutty, jammy spread for toast and cheese.
Homemade raspberry currant syrup for sparkling water, cocktails, and sodas. Fresh berries simmered with sugar, strained, and bottled for a concentrated fruit cordial.
Peach and mint chutney simmers ripe peaches with ginger, chili, cider vinegar, and fresh mint into a bright, sweet-hot condiment. The summer relish that makes [curries](/recipes/curry) and grain bowls sing.
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