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Micro - Made Extras
R
HUBARB AND
A
PPLE
C
ONSERVE
Make: 2 cups
Ingredients:
350
g
rhubarb, chopped
3 medium sized apples, grated
2 tablespoons water
1 cup caster sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Method:
Place rhubarb, apple and water in a 3-litre casserole
dish, cover and cook on 1000 W for 6 to 8 minutes,
stirring once during cooking. Stir in sugar and lemon
juice and cook uncovered on 1000 W for 15 minutes
stirring after every 5 minutes. Pour into hot sterilized
jars, when cool, seal.
L
EMON
C
URD
Makes: 2 jars
Ingredients:
4 untreated lemons,
the juice and zest of
400
g
crystalised sugar
4 beaten eggs
100
g
butter
Method:
Place all the ingredients in the bowl and mix together
well. Cook on 1000 W for 5-6 minutes, stirring every
minute to begin with then every 30 seconds once the
mixture starts to thicken. When the mixture stays on
the back of the spoon, stop cooking, before the eggs
cook too much. The mixture will continue to thicken
as it cools. Fill the jars while the curd is hot, close
them and turn them over. Keep the lemon curd in the
fridge.
P
ASSION
F
RUIT
B
UTTER
Makes: 1½ cups
Ingredients:
3 eggs
½ cup caster sugar
6 passionfruit, pulp removed
90
g
butter
Method:
Beat eggs and sugar together in a 1 litre jug until
combined. Stir in passionfruit pulp and butter. Cook
on 800 W for 4 minutes, stirring after every minute.
Pour into hot sterilised jars, when cool, seal.
M
ANGO
C
HUTNEY
Makes: 3 cups
Ingredients:
450
g
fresh mango, sliced
250
g
cooking apples,
peeled, cored and sliced
2 tablespoons salt
2 onions, ¿ nely sliced
300
g
brown sugar
150 ml malt vinegar
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon chilli powder
Method:
Place mango and apple in a bowl and sprinkle with
salt. Stand overnight. Rinse and drain fruit. Place
fruit in a 4-litre casserole dish, add onion. Cover
and cook on 1000 W for 6 minutes, stirring halfway
through cooking. Add sugar, vinegar and spices,
mix well. Cover and cook on 1000 W for 15 minutes.
Pour into sterilised jars and seal.
T
OMATO
C
HUTNEY
Makes: approx. 2 lb
Ingredients:
675
g
(1½ lb) tomatoes
225
g
(8 oz) cooking apples, peeled and sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
100
g
(4 oz) granulated sugar
30 ml (2 tbsp) tomato puree
5 ml (1 tsp) salt
200 ml (7 À oz) white wine vinegar
10 ml (2 tsp) ground ginger
2 ml (¼ tsp) cayenne pepper
3 ml (½ tsp) mustard powder
Method:
Prick the tomatoes and place in a bowl. Cover with
boiling water and leave for 5 mins. Drain. Peel off
skin and roughly chop À esh. Blend apple and onion
in a food processor to a thick puree. Combine all
ingredients together in a bowl. Cover, place on base
of oven and cook on 1000 W for 25-30 minutes.
Stirring occasionally, or until the mixture is thick with
no excess liquid. Leave to stand for 10 mins then stir
and pour into sterilized jars. Cover and label.
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