Orange Street Hot Hot Tomato Chutney Food

ORANGE STREET HOT HOT TOMATO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients except the brown sugar and vinegar in a large non-reactive kettle over high heat and bring to a boil.
• Dissolve the sugar with the vinegar in a small bowl and stir into the mixture. Reduce the heat and simmer without a cover stirring frequently to prevent scorching. Cook until the mixture is the consistency of jam, one and a half hours or more.
• Remove the poblano chili peppers and ladle the hot chutney into sterilized pint jars to within an eighth-inch of the top. Wipe the rims and seal. Store in a cool place.

HOT HOT TOMATO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients except the brown sugar and vinegar in a large nonreactive stockpot and bring to a boil over high heat.
• In a small nonreactive bowl, dissolve the sugar in the vinegar and stir into the kettle. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently to prevent scorching, until the chutney is the consistency of jam, about 1½ hours or longer.
• Remove the poblano chile peppers and discard. Ladle enough the hot chutney into sterilized pint jars to come within 1/8-inch of their tops. Wipe the rims and seal with the lids. Refrigerate after cooling. (Keeps for 4 to 6 weeks.)
• Serve with meat loaf cold meat dishes, and hamburgers.

HOT ORANGE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Grate peel of oranges and lemon. Remove and discard all white pith. Cut fruit into quarters (reserve juices) and chop into cubes, discarding seeds. Peel, core and coarsely chop apples. Transfer all fruit and juice to a large heavy dutch oven.
• Add remaining ingredients and bring to simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and continue simmering until mixture is thick, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Ladle hot chutney into 6 clean, hot pint jars to 1/2-inch from top. Run plastic knife or spatula between chutney and jar to release any air bubbles. Clean rim and threads of jar with damp cloth. Seal with new, scalded, very hot lid. Repeat with remaining jars.
• Transfer jars to gently simmering (180°F to 190F.) water bath and process for 10 minutes.
• Let cool on rack. Test for seal. Store in cool dry place.

HOT PENNE WITH CHILLED TOMATO SAUCE AND CHARRED TUNA

Steps:

• Place all the sauce ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off until roughly chopped. Pour the sauce into a bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Bring four quarts of water to the boil with one tablespoon of salt, or to taste, and add the penne. Cook, stirring down with the fork, for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place a cast-iron skillet over high heat and sprinkle the pan with one tablespoon of kosher salt. When the salt begins to sputter, add the tuna steak, sprinkle the top of the steak with more salt and cook until lightly charred, about three minutes per side. Transfer the steak to a cutting board.
• Drain the pasta and toss with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Divide the pasta and sauce among four dishes. Slice the tuna into quarter-inch slices and place over the sauce. Serve immediately.

EAST AFRICAN TOMATO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Add about 2 tbsp. water to halved cherry or grape tomatoes in a sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, then simmer until tomatoes are softened and slightly broken up, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in onions, cilantro, parsley, jalapeno, lemon juice and salt.
• Let flavors meld for about an hour, then serve, preferably at room temperature.

SPICY TOMATO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Chop tomatoes and bell pepper.
• In a medium saucepan bring vinegars to a boil with sugar, salt, mustard seeds, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, stirring occasionally, and stir in tomatoes, bell pepper, and scallions. Simmer mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently toward end of cooking), about 1 1/4 hours, or until thickened and reduced to about 1 1/2 cups. Cool chutney completely. Chutney keeps, covered and chilled, 2 weeks.