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Ximenia and Chilli Chutney

“X” in any of our Alphabet gigs is always a bit of a challenge. But with a good deal of artist license this is a good as it get for our Vegetarian Alphabet – Ximenia and Chilli Chutney.

Ximenia is an Indian fruiting bush which is distantly related to the Prunus tress. So a bit like a Plum. They are described as similar to a Greengage. Well clearly York is not the most likely place to find them and Greengages are out of season. So I just substituted Plums!!!! (Read as – I cheated considerably….)

Ingredients:-

1 Punnet of Plums. Or indeed Ximenia if you know where to get some!
3 Red Chillies
250g of Sugar
1 Tsp of Salt
300ml of Distilled Vinegar.

Method:-

(1) Cut the fruits and remove the stones.
(2) Pop everything in a large pan and bring to the boil.
(3) Reduce the heat and simmer until everything is well cooked and the volume has reduced by a half.
(4) Use a hand blender if you want a smooth Chutney.
(5) Allow to cool and then pour into a seal-able jar.

According to the recipe this improves with age, but it’s pretty powerful already.

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This is a Korean dish which Sue slightly modified to suit the mini (Inner) Chicken fillets I found for £1.99.

Ingredients:-

175g of Chicken breast, cubed
3 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free for us)
1 ½ Tbsp of Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp of Rice Wine Vinegar
70ml Lemonade ( Sue made her own with Soda Water and the juice of a Lemon…)
½ Tbsp of minced Garlic
1 Tsp of minced fresh Ginger
1 Tsp of Olive Oil
Ground Black Pepper

Method:-

(1) Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
(2) Pour over the Chicken and marinade in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
(3) Add the Chicken to a hot frying pan with a little Oil, reserving most of the liquid.
(4) Sear the Chicken on all sides.
(5) Turn the heat down and stir occasionally until the Chicken is cooked.
(6) In a separate pan heat the remaining marinade and reduce over a medium heat.
(7) Serve over a bed of Rice and pour over the reduced marinade.

We garnished ours with sliced home pickled Radishes and Spring Onion. The pouring sauce was the Ximenia and Chilli Chutney we made the other day and we had the remaining Zucchini Noodles from the night before as a side. All pretty tasty!
 

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