Red Capsicum Marmalade Recipes

Steps:

• Pick and blanch basil leaves. Refresh in iced water immediately. Dry thoroughly and place in a food processor. Add a little olive oil and puree. Scrape basil from sides of the jug and add more oil. Season with salt and pepper and place in a small saucepan. Place on the flat top or over a low flame and cook for 1/2 hour. Pass through a fine strainer pressing well to extract maximum flavor. Add finely chopped tomato concasse, chopped black olives, and chopped basil and chives. Finish with 1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar.
• For the marmalade, cook red peppers under a preheated grill until blistered and well charred on all sides. Place in a bag and leave until cool enough to handle, then peel, deseed and cut into small dice. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and sweat until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and sweat for another minute. Add red peppers, chili, and sugar and sweat for 2 minutes. Add the red wine vinegar and boil until reduced by half. Stir in the stock, reduce the heat and simmer until very thick. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Keep warm.
• To assemble the dish, season the fish with salt and pepper, coat with olive oil and in a very hot grill pan, mark the fish and then transfer to baking tray. Cook in a preheated 200 degree oven for 4 minutes. Remove the fish and let rest for 1 minute. Place a bit of the red pepper marmalade in the center of a plate. Place the fish on top, and arrange some of the herb salad on top of the fish. Drizzle the basil oil and balsamic around the plate. Serve immediately.
• For the Herb Salad: Combine the vinegar, lime juice and olive oil and toss in the herbs, season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions and dried red pepper. Cover and cook until onions are tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Add brown sugar, vinegar, Sherry and ginger. Cook uncovered until onions are very tender and mixture is thick, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Add raisins and cook until mixture is very thick and dark, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool completely. (Can be prepared 4 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Steps:

• Core and seed the peppers, and cut into 1/4" wide lengthwise strips(you should get about 12 cups).
• Heat the butter and oil in a heavy flameproof casserole dish. Add garlic and ginger, and cook over low heat for about 3 minutes. Add the peppers, and stir well to coat.
• Mix in the orange zest, juice, sugar, and pepper. Stir gently and cover. Cook over medium-low heat,stirring occasionally, until the peppers are wilted and their skins are soft, about 25 minutes.
• Remove the cover and keep cooking over low heat, stirring frequently, until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 2 hours.
• Serve hot or at room temperature. This keeps, covered tightly, in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C and place the capsicums on a baking tray and cook for 15 minutes, or until the skin has blistered and turned slightly black.
• Place the capsicums in a plastic bag until cool.
• Peel the skin off the capsicums, trim any pith and remove all the seeds.
• Place the capsicum flesh into hot sterilised jars.
• Pour in the olive oil to cover.
• Seal immediately and store in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.