Here is a sweet and tangy jelly with a hint of spicy beat. Ripe red peppers give the jelly its beautiful red color and a little pectin reduces the cooking time greatly . Use it to spread on toast or to on roast chicken or pork.
Course Preserves
Cuisine Fusion
Keyword Red Pepper Jelly
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 hourshours
Total Time 1 dayday
Author Syama
Ingredients
3Large Red Pepper 500 gms
1TspRed Chili Flakes To Taste
3TbspPectinSee Notes
2 1/4CSugar
1/2TspSalt
1/2CApple Cider Vinegar
Instructions
Sterilize the jars an have them waiting .
Clean , core and chop the red pepper into 1" pieces . Coarsely blend the peppers . Mix pectin with 1/4 C sugar and set aside.
Mix 2 c sugar pepper , chili flakes , salt and vinegar in a large pot . Bring the mix to a rolling boil . Keep the pepper mix boiling for 5 minutes.
Reduce heat and add pectin mixture while constantly stirring the mix . Bring back to rolling boil and boil for 2 minutes . Keep stirring to prevent the mixture from adhering to the bottom , The mix should thicken a bit .
Turn off heat and pour into waiting jars . Cover and process the jars . If not processing set aside to cool and refrigerate once cooled . Once opened store in the fridge.