This sweet, spicy, and absolutely delicious relish makes an excellent accompaniment for other dishes to make them extra special.
Ingredients
- 1 large red pepper
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 medium-hot red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 100g caster sugar
- 1½ tsp salt
- 125ml white wine vinegar, plus 3 tbsp
- ½ tsp celery seeds
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 2 tsp English mustard powder
- ¾ tsp ground turmeric
- 650g fresh sweetcorn kernels (from about 4 large corn cobs, 5-6 medium)
Method
- 1. Halve the pepper and discard the stalk and seeds, then dice. Put into a large pan with the celery, onion, chilli, sugar, salt, 125ml vinegar, celery seeds and 125ml water. Simmer over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring now and then.
- 2. Meanwhile, whisk the flour, mustard powder, turmeric and remaining vinegar to a paste in a small bowl. Stir into the vegetable mixture with the corn and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring now and then.
- 3. Pour into 2 warm sterilised jars, seal and cool. Store in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.
Nutritional info
Per serving: 18kcals, 0.2g fat (no saturated), 0.4g protein, 3.3g carbs (1.8g sugars), 0.1 salt, 0.3g fibre
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