[fish]

now heres a goodie to try,and with nettle shoots looking so good at the moment nows a good time to try,use with or without the chilli,remember this one needs to mature for 6-8 weeks reason for this is that the vinegar reacts with the chilli reducing the potency of the end product considerably!

1lb of nettle tops
2lb cooker apples
2lb red onions
2 sticks of celery finely diced (celeriac works well too)
1lb of finely diced carrott
red chillies finely chopped with the seeds!
3pints cheap balsamic vinegar (tesco 99p per pint)
2lb of soft brown sugar
1teaspoon of mixed spice
1tablespoon of mustard seeds
cornflour

shove it all in a pan MINUS the carrott! bring to the boil and simmer for 1 hour stirring occasionally,then add the carrott,reason is it will remain crunchy and add to the texture. after 10 minutes thicken with the corn flour.
pot into warmed sterile jars and lable, this will make for nice prezzies  or on the cheeseboard!

[Elcie]

That looks interesting, thank you for that.

[vet]

I thought you'd be mine of information when I said hello in the welcome forum. Its sooo nice when your proved right. :happy:

[fish]

lol

[flitwickone]

how big a bag would you have to fill to get the required amount of nettle tops?? and how many chillies for the recipe

cheers

[fish]

how big a bag would you have to fill to get the required amount of nettle tops?? and how many chillies for the recipe

cheers

half a tesco bag is about right of nettle tops,and chilli is to taste depending of course on the chili used half a scotch bonnet or 2-3 birdeye.