13 currant recipes

A vibrant, tangy red currant jelly perfect for spreading on toast, pairing with meats, or gifting. This clear, jewel-like preserve is made by simmering fresh red currants with lemon and cloves, then straining and sweetening the juice to create a smooth, set jelly.

In a surprising twist, Tuscan kale is served raw—and makes for a substantial and satisfying fall salad. Sweet currants (or raisins) soaked in tangy white balasmic vingegar and salty parmesan punctuate the dressed, shredded kale.

Fast, simple recipe that adds a new look to burgers and the barbecue!

Barbecued pork ribs with currant glaze rubs ribs in ginger, coriander, and paprika, then bastes them with a sweet-tart red currant, orange juice, and Dijon mustard glaze in the final 15 minutes. Glossy ruby-jeweled finish.

Pan-seared pork chops with a sweet-tart red currant and balsamic glaze. Sage-rubbed loin chops finished in a glossy two-ingredient pan sauce.

Spice-rubbed pork ribs finished with a sweet-tart currant jelly glaze spiked with orange juice, lemon, and Dijon mustard. Grilled low and slow until the meat pulls clean.

A fruity and scrumptious salad made with golden delicious apples and walnuts that's perfect for the Autumn season.

Red cabbage slow-braised with toasted caraway seeds, currants, red wine, and vinegar until sweet and tangy. A vegetarian Northern European side that tastes even better the next day.

Pork ribs rubbed with ginger, coriander, and paprika, grilled low and slow, then glazed with a sweet-tart red currant jelly and Dijon mustard finish. Elegant enough to pair with a Cabernet.

Add some flavor to your pork tenderloin with this succulent recipe that uses currant jelly and a variety of spices.

Rosehip, Hibiscus & Currant Pie or Cake Filling recipe

Dutch-style chicken fillets coated in a mustard-egg batter, pan-fried in butter, and served over sauteed leeks with fresh red currants and Granny Smith apple. Sweet, tart, and savory in every bite.

Right now it's aspragus season, we have lots of fresh and local aspragus in almost all the grocery stores. Quick and easy to prepare, great flavor and health benefit make the asparagus a hero at our dinner table.