Capsicum Relish Recipes

SWEET AND SPICY PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Wearing rubber or latex gloves, trim tops off chiles. Working in batches, pulse chiles, bell peppers, and onion in a food processor until chopped into fine bits, about 1 minute per batch. Transfer to a nonreactive 3-quart pot.
• Stir sugar, vinegar, and salt into chile mixture and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring more frequently toward end of cooking to prevent scorching, until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Pour or ladle relish into clean, wide-mouth, half-pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Wipe rims clean with a damp paper towel. Let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Apply clean lids. Enjoy immediately, store in fridge 2 to 3 weeks, or freeze up to 6 months.

CAPSICUM RELISH

Steps:

• Wash capsicum, then remove seeds and membranes. Using a food processor, chop finely. Transfer to a colander over a plate. Sprinkle with salt. Let stand 1 hour. Rinse under cold water.
• Place capsicum, sugar, vinegar and 1/2 cup water in a large heavy based frying pan. Cook and stir over moderate heat for 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until mixture thickens. Let cool.
• To serve, top slices of bread with cheese, ham and Capsicum relish.

CAPSICUM RELISH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frypan.
• Add the thinly sliced onion and capsicum- cook about 10 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
• Add the vinegar, sugar and water.
• Cook stirring occassionally, about 15 minutes or until the mixture thickens slightly.

HOT PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Put peppers and onions through food chopper, or chop in water in blender and drain.
• Place in 6 quart kettle.
• Add salt; cover with boiling water.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Drain and discard liquid.
• Add vinegar and sugar to vegs.
• Bring to boil, simmer 20 minutes.
• Ladle into 7 pint jars, pressing down as you pack so liquid covers vegs.
• Wipe jar rim, adjust lids.
• Process in boiling water bath 15 minutes.
• Start to count processing time when water in canner returns to boiling.
• Remove jars.

PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Combine chopped peppers and salt in a large bowl. Let stand two hours. Drain.
• Combine sugar, vinegar, and mustard seed in a large saucepot. Cut two slits in the two additional jalapeno peppers and add to vinegar mixture. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and add vegetables, simmering 10 minutes.
• Remove whole jalapeno peppers. Pack hot relish into clean jars, leaving ¼-inich head space. Adjust two-piece caps.
• Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.