i was looking at some recpes on here for making chili sauces the ones that you can bottle for later use. can't remember exactly what recipe i was looking at but s a rule how long could you keep such sauces for once made and bottled? would they last indefinately one made ?

Hello Neil

Without knowing which recipe you were looking at, it is very difficult to say whether it is suitable for botteling or not.

Mamta

Made some of my tropicanberra chilli sauce yesterday:

2 Devil Tongues

1 7 Pot

9 Orange Habs

1 cup vinegar (white)

1/4 cup lime juice

2 cups apple juice

1 cup water

1 tin diced tomatoes

1 tin Apricot halves

1 tin Pineapple slices

1 tin Mango slices

One cinnamon stick

2tspns salt

2tspns sugar

Put everything in a large saucepan, chop chillies (with rubber gloves on) and add to saucepan. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for about half an hour until the fruits starts to break down a bit. Transfer to blender and blitz until smooth. In another saucepan add your clean jars and lids and a couple of inches of water. Bring to the boil and let them have a bath for a while (usually whilst the sauce is cooking). Carefully take your hot jars out and pour in the sauce to the very top and cap.

Yum, its beautiful and fruity, spicey and HOT

I have this on lots of meals from your plain ham and cheese toasted sandwich to a big dollop on the side of your shepherds pie.

Cheers

Steve

P.S. After chopping the chillies put the knife, chopping board and gloves in the sink and add boiling water from the kettle add detergent and let soak for a while then SCRUB. With these kinds of chillies please dont let them come into contact with your skin. I learnt this mistake from the first time I made it a few years ago. Even after your normal hand wash it doesnt come off.

...forgot to add, these last for months and months in the fridge.