I Made...Chilli Jam!

I started Christmas shopping in October, so I'm not entirely sure how it's wound up being the 21st December and I've still not quite finished, but hey hum pig's bum. If you're in the same shaped boat, then just pop out, get yourself some sugar and start cracking out pots of chilli jam!

Here's how to do it... (Thanks to Nigella for the help).

1. Sterilise your jam jars.
To do this, wash them in warm soapy water, rinse, then pop in the oven upside down at gas mark 1 and leave for 30 minutes. (This is very important to do. I'm not sure why, but it is. Hygienic and nice.)
2. Core and deseed 150g of red chillies and 150g of red peppers. 
3. Whizz them up in a blender until all little and red and flecky. 
4. Put 1kg of jam sugar in a large saucepan and pour over 600ml of cider vinegar. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves. (Don't stir. Again, not sure why. )
5. When dissolved, pop in the chilli and peppers and bring to a 'rollicking' boil. (Nige's words not mine).. 
6. Boil for 10 minutes then take off the heat and leave to cool for 40 minutes until the flecks have all dispersed throughout the jam. 
7. Spoon into your jam jars and seal with lids.
8. Merry Christmas! 

Cut the chillies and peppers. Or make faces with them.

Add flecks to the dissolved sugar mixture

Rollicking.

Flossie Teapot Top Tips...

- DO NOT touch ANY part of your body between the time frame of chopping the chillies and washing your hands.
- Don't force the blender lid on as it will get stuck and you will regress into a guilty child while your dad lectures you on the importance of NOT FORCING THINGS.

PS. If you'd like to see me ride a human reindeer and do the season's most dubious David Attenborough impression, then click HERE and it'll take you over to Fun Kids' YouTube page. I know.

Happy Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve!

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