Chili Zucchini Marmalade Food

ZUCCHINI CHILI

Steps:

• Char the skins of the poblano chiles by placing them over a gas burner or under a hot broiler with the oven door slightly cracked. Turn the chiles until the skins are black. Remove and cool the chiles in a tightly covered bowl, then peel and finely chop or process into coarse puree in food processor.
• Heat extra-virgin olive oil over medium-high heat and add zucchini, onions, garlic, hot pepper, cumin, coriander, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper, stir frequently for 10 minutes. Add in the tomato paste, and stir 1 minute more. Deglaze the pan with beer, stir in poblanos and beans and about half of the stock, bring to a bubble then reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes to combine flavors. Cool completely, cover and store for make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat.
• While the chili reheats make the rice. Melt the butter in a saucepot over medium heat and add the rice, toast a minute or 2, then stir in 1 1/2 cups stock, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook covered, over low heat 15 minutes.
• To food processor, add the spinach, cilantro, if using, and a little salt, and pulse into a fine paste. Stir the paste into the rice after 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pot and let the rice stand another 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve in shallow bowls with zucchini chili and toppings of choice to garnish.
• Toppers to choose from: crushed tortillas or warm soft tortillas, sour cream, shredded cheeses, scallions or finely chopped onions, lime wedges.

CONTEST-WINNING VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook zucchini, onions and peppers in oil over medium-high heat until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute., Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

CHILI ZUCCHINI MARMALADE

Steps:

• Remove the orange zest with a vegetable peeler and slice fine, place into a heavy bottom stainless steel large pot.
• Remove white pith from oranges and peel and pith from lemons. Place in cheese cloth along with ginger root.Tie cloth and place in the pot.
• Over the pot slice the segments of the oranges and lemons dropping into the pot and discard the membrane and seeds. Squeezing as much juice into the pot.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the pot.Bring to a boil over medium high heat stirring to dissolve sugar. Rise heat to high and boil hard stirring often till the mixture reaches the jell stage. It took me 1 hour. Squeeze the spice bag in a strainer over the mixture to release all goodness into the marmalade. Discard the bag. Skim off foam.
• Meanwhile have the water bath ready and prepare the jars and lids for canning.
• Ladle the marmalade into the jars leaving 1/4 inch head space. Remove air bubbles. wipe rims and place lids on. Place bands on to fingertip-tight.
• Place in a boiling water bath and place lid on. Process for 10 minutes. Remove cover to pot and shut of flame. let sit for 5 minutes. Remove to a draft free spot.
• Label and store. use within one year.

BLOOD ORANGE & CHILLI MARMALADE

Steps:

• Pare the oranges using a vegetable peeler, getting as little of the white pith on the strips of zest as possible - trim any off after with a knife. Finely slice the zest and put it in a preserving pan or a wide, deep pan. Peel what's left of the oranges, then roughly chop the flesh, removing and saving the pips as you go.
• Halve and deseed all the chillies. If you like your chutney with a kick, reserve the seeds from 2 of the chillies for later. Put the chillies and peppers in a food processor with the orange flesh and pulse until everything is really finely chopped. Tip into the pan along with the sugar, pectin and vinegar.
• Heat the pan gently until the sugar has fully dissolved. Meanwhile, put the blood orange pips into a tea infuser or tie into a muslin pouch that you can add to the pan too. Put a small saucer in the freezer. Bring the mixture to a vigorous boil and bubble for 40 mins, then turn off the heat.
• Spoon a little of the marmalade onto the chilled saucer. If after a minute it wrinkles when pushed with your finger, it's ready. If it's not, boil for another 2 mins, then repeat the test and keep going until it is ready. Stir the reserved chilli seeds into the marmalade, if using, at this point. Let the mixture cool for 20 mins, remove the pips, then ladle into sterilised jars. Will keep in a cool, dry place for 6 months.

ZUCCHINI ORANGE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Boil rapidly stirring for 20 minutes.
• Add 1/2 bottle certo and boil again for 1 minute.
• Skim if necessary and pour into jars.

ZUCCHINI MARMALADE

Steps:

• In a saucepan place zucchini and water, bring to a boil and boil 10 minutes.
• Add sugar, lemon juice and pineapple.
• Cook 10 minutes.
• Stir in apricot Jello and cook 10 minutes.
• Pour into hot, sterile pint jars and adjust lids.
• Cool completely.

TANGY ZUCCHINI MARMALADE

Steps:

• Combine everything but the jello in a pot.
• Boil for 10 minutes.
• Add the orange jello and stir well.
• Put in hot, STERILE jars and top with wax.

GINGERED ZUCCHINI MARMALADE

Steps:

• Have 4 or 5 washed half-pint jars, kept ready on a try in a warm oven.
• Place shreded zucchini in a large, heavy-bottomed stainless steel saucepan or kettle. Use a zester to remove just the colored peel from oranges; stir into zucchini in pot. Use a peeler or sharp knife to remove white pith and remaining peel from oranges and lemons; tie in a large gauze bag. Tie grated ginger in a separate gauze bag.
• Finely chop oranges, lemons and apples an stir into the pot, Place pot over medium-high heat. Add sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves and mixture is boiling. Add gauze bags to the mixture. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes, or until marmalade reaches desired consistency. Discard seasoning bags. Ladle into hot jars and process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes.