Lemondatechutney Recipes

Steps:

• Add 2 tablespoons of salt to a large pot of boiling water. Add the capellini and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until just al dente.
• Meanwhile, heat a large (12-inch) saute pan, add the butter, and heat until the butter is melted. Add the zest and juice of the 2 lemons. Add 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and swirl the pan to combine.
• As soon as the pasta is cooked, lift the pasta out of the water with tongs, allowing most but not all of the water to drain back into the pot, and add all the pasta to the sauce. Cook for one minute, adding pasta water to the sauce with a ladle just enough to keep the pasta moist.
• Transfer the pasta to a serving platter or individual plates. Garnish with more lemon zest, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and squeeze a little lemon juice on top. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown at edges, 3 minutes. Add mustard seeds and cook, stirring, until beginning to pop, 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients and 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 6 minutes. Let cool to room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Mix together lemon, zest, extra lemon juice and salt. Let sit overnight.
• Combine all ingredients, except sugar and dates, in a heavy pan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Then lower temperature and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add sugar and dates, stir well and simmer for 45-60 minutes, until thick and reduced.
• Stir regularly to prevent sticking.
• Pour into sterilised jars.
• Let the chutney mature for 6 weeks.

Steps:

• Mix first 9 spices and salt in a nonreactive 2 quart saucepan. Add 1/2 cup vinegar. Boil 2 minutes.
• Add rest of vinegar, boil another three minutes. Strain into nonreactive bowl to set aside and cool.
• Slice lemons finely, removing pits. Add sliced onions and raisins. Put into a bowl, sprinkle with the salt, and mix well. Add enough spiced vinegar to cover the mix, and leave overnight.
• The next day, pour lemons, onions, raisins & their soaking vinegar into a nonreactive pan, add mustard seeds and ginger, cover and simmer for one hour or until the lemon is tender.
• Mix the sugar with the remaining spiced vinegar. Add to the pan and boil for about 15 minutes or until the mixture thickens somewhat, stirring constantly.
• Ladle into warm sterilized pint jars.
• Hot water bath process 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Cover apricots with water and set aside to soak for one hour. Drain the apricots.
• Combine apricots, sultanas and vinegar in a large saucepan. Bring slowly to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the liquid as almost evaporated.
• Stir in all of the remaining ingredients and add one cup of water. Simmer for 5 minutes, until the chutney has thickened.
• Pour into jars and seal. Makes approx 6 cups of chutney.

Steps:

• Preheat grill and line the grill pan with foil.
• MIx the onions and oil and spread them out in the pan.
• Grill for 12-15 minutes or until soft and charred.
• Put the plum slices into a large bowl and add the hot onions with all the reamining ingredients.
• Leave to marinate for 1 hour, then taste and add salt and pepper, plus a little extra sugar if you like.
• Goes great with cold meats or stuffed into a pitta bread with a strong cheese.

Steps:

• Mix sauce ingredients together.
• Pour over chicken.
• Bake in 180 C oven for 1 hour.