Mostarda Recipes

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients except salt and pepper to a boil in a large pot. Reduce heat, and simmer until fruit is very soft and sauce reduces, about 4 hours. Let cool slightly. Refrigerate overnight.
• Puree half the fruit mixture in a food processor until smooth. Stir puree back into fruit mixture, and season with salt and pepper. (Mostarda can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.)

Steps:

• Use 3/4 pound dried fruit and 1/2 cup water in a skillet and bring to a boil. Add 1 minced shallot, 1 tablespoon minced candied ginger, 3?4 cup white wine, 4 1/2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar and 2 to 3 teaspoons each Dijon mustard and butter.
• Skip the lemon juice. Cool and serve.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the red onion, mustard seeds and salt and cook, stirring often, until the onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the vinegar, sugar and Dijon mustard and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and add the red grapes. Cook, stirring often, until the grapes are starting to break down but still have a little texture, about 10 minutes longer. Allow the mixture to cool completely. Serve with your favorite meats and cheeses.

Steps:

• Coat a large straight-sided saute pan with olive oil. Add in the red onions, crushed red pepper, and season with salt. Bring the pan to a medium heat and cook the onions until they are soft and aromatic, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add in the squash, dried cranberries, sugar, champagne vinegar, orange zest, mustard seeds, mustard powder, and season with salt. Stir to combine. Add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and cook another 15 minutes, stirring the squash frequently until the liquid has evaporated and the squash is a chutney-like consistency. Check to make sure the squash is cooked through and soft but can still hold its shape. Stir in chives and drizzle with mustard oil.

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Set aside a bowl of ice water. Remove all peel and pith from fruit in largest pieces possible. Slice peel into long, thin strips, about 1/8-inch wide. Juice all fruit into a medium bowl; set aside.
• Place peel in a strainer that can be submerged into the boiling water. Blanch peel by dipping first into boiling water for 5 seconds, then into cold water. Repeat two times. Drain well.
• Measure amount of fruit juice, and add enough water to make a total of 3 cups. In a medium saucepan, combine juice mixture, sugar, mustard powder, horseradish and thyme. Place over medium-low heat, bring to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Strain, discarding solids.
• Place blanched fruit rind in strained syrup, and return to medium-low heat. Simmer for 1 hour. Cool, and refrigerate for at least three days before serving alongside braised bacon.

Steps:

• Place figs, pear, apricots, cherries, and apples into a mixing bowl and stir to mix.
• In a saucepan, heat wine, sugar and honey together until boiling. Boil for 3-4 minutes, or until slightly reduced and syrupy. Remove from heat and stir in mustard and seeds.
• Pour over fruit and allow to steep 24 hours. Jar and refrigerate.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cherries in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil. Add cherries, reduce heat to medium, and cook until cherries are soft and the syrup has slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Pour into ½ pint jars. Mostarda will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 months or the freezer for up to a year.

Steps:

• Whisk together wine and mustard in a bowl. Combine peaches, cherries, sugar, orange zest and juice, and salt in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in wine-mustard mixture. Simmer for 20 minutes. Let cool. Refrigerate until ready to use (up to 3 days).