Sloe Chutney

[smiiithy]

Yes I've gone sloe berry mad! Can anybody tell I'm excited about decanting my sloe gin shortly and deciding what to do next with my gined sloes

 

Ingredients:

Sloes

2 tart apples, peeled, cored and chopped

2 medium sized onions, sliced

1lb raisins

1 teaspoon of hot chilli powder

2 inch piece of fresh root ginger, grated

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

12 cloves

juice and grated rind of 2 oranges

1lb of soft brown sugar

1 pint of organic white wine vinegar

 

Method:

Put the ingredients in a large cooking pot and stir, using a wooden spoon. Bring to the boil and stir occasionally. Reduce the heat so the mixture simmers, stir occasionally, for 3 hours or until it is thick. Ladel into clean, warm jars. Cover, label and leave in a cool place for a couple of months.

[amateur]

Looks good.

 

Is this using the leftover sloes after they have been steeped in the gin or unmolested sloes?

[smiiithy]

Going off the www.sloe.biz forum people are doing both. I think the gin might give it a nice twang though. I was thinking of putting the post-gin sloes (de-stoned) on the size of a cheese board as is, will see what they come out of the gin like first.

[henry d]

If you cook them for 30 minutes never mind 3 hrs, the gin will have disappeared.

 

For some excellent choccy surprises, squeeze the stone from the fruit and mix with good quality choccy, black & greens (milk or plain)or even the ASDA fairtrade 70%+ cocoa melted in a bain marie (pan and bowl) and then spooned into petit four cases.

 

If you need extra indulgance just add toasted and flaked almonds/hazelnits/walnuts

The best adult choccy going

[smiiithy]

Thanks Henry I've been looking at a few bits on sloe choccy. Asda normal dark choc is 50% cocoa and I like to eat that as-is. Do you think this would go well with the sloes or maybe a bit too weak?

 

Cheers,

 

Mike

 

If you cook them for 30 minutes never mind 3 hrs, the gin will have disappeared.

 

For some excellent choccy surprises, squeeze the stone from the fruit and mix with good quality choccy, black & greens (milk or plain)or even the ASDA fairtrade 70%+ cocoa melted in a bain marie (pan and bowl) and then spooned into petit four cases.

 

If you need extra indulgance just add toasted and flaked almonds/hazelnits/walnuts

The best adult choccy going

[henry d]

Thanks Henry I've been looking at a few bits on sloe choccy. Asda normal dark choc is 50% cocoa and I like to eat that as-is. Do you think this would go well with the sloes or maybe a bit too weak?

 

Your palate, your choice my friend, why stop there, try white choccy !

[smiiithy]

I've got 6.5lb of sloes to play with so why not!