Strawberry Hot Sauce
This dish is thrift dressed up as luxury, an idea the Edwardian kitchens would have understood. The after: a sweet-hot sauce that makes fried chicken, sausages, or grilled cheese sing, and uses up berries past their best.
Servings 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups 225 g strawberries, hulled slightly soft ones are perfect)
- 1 to 2 medium red chilies chopped (seeds out for milder heat)
- 1/3 cup 80 ml cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp. sugar or honey
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 small garlic clove
Instructions
- Put everything in a small pan and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until the strawberries collapse and the chilies soften.
- Blend until smooth. Add a splash of water if it is too thick.
- Cool and store in a clean jar in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Notes
Serving note: built for fried chicken, but try it on a grilled cheese sandwich. You will not look back.