Name: Oded Schwartz's Confiture of Shallots
Ingredients: 1 1/2 kg Shallots; 200 g Salt; Water to cover; 4 Cardamom pods; 2 Sticks cinnamon; 3 Strips lemon zest; 2 sm Dried bird's eye chillies; (2 to 3); 2 l White vinegar; 1 kg Preserving or granulated sugar; 15 g Whole cloves; 1 15 grams who caraway seeds; 15 g Ground chilli

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Eat, Your, Greens	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	kg	Shallots
200	g	Salt
		Water to cover
4		Cardamom pods
2		Sticks cinnamon
3		Strips lemon zest
2	sm	Dried bird's eye chillies; (2 to 3)
2	l	White vinegar
1	kg	Preserving or granulated sugar
15	g	Whole cloves
1		15 grams who caraway seeds
15	g	Ground chilli

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel the shallots very carefully. It is important to keep the root end as
whole as possible, otherwise the shallots will separate during the long
cooking. Dissolve the salt in enough water to cover the shallots, and pour
over, weighing them down with a large plate. Leave for a full 24 hours.Tie
up the cardamom, cinnamon, lemon zest and the whole chillies in a square of
muslin to make a spice bag. Place the vinegar and sugar in a heavy
preserving pan or a large heavy saucepan. Add the spice bag and bring to
the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil steadily for 10 minutes.
Skim thoroughly. Add the remaining spices. Drain the shallots and add to
the boiling syrup. Reduce the heat and simmer very gently for 15 minutes.
Draw off the heat and leave to cool. Cover and leave to marinate overnight.
Next day, bring slowly to the boil, then simmer gently for 15 minutes. Cool
and leave overnight as before.
On the third day, bring slowly to the boil again, and simmer very gently,
until the shallots are translucent and golden brown. (The high heat if the
concentrating syrup caramelises the shallots). Bottle in hot sterilised
jars and seal while very hot. Store in a cool, dark place where the
confiture will keep for a year or longer, if you can resist eating it,
getting more and more delicious all the time.
Converted by MC_Buster.
NOTES : Makes 2.5kg
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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