Lemon-Chili-Jelly

The result of my first chili harvest: Lemon-Chili-Jelly!

Recipe (from memory):

  • Cut ~100 chilis (I used these) into thick rings.
  • Put them in big pot.
  • Add juice and zests of 4 lemons and 2 limes (which was what I had lying around, 6 lemons would be fine as well).
  • Add water (a bit more than 1l).
  • Bring to boil and let cook for a few minutes.
  • I then ran out of time and let them cool down and stand for a day in a cool location.
  • Bring to boil again, adding ~1kg sugar when the liquid gets warm (but before it cooks)
  • Let it cook for a while
  • Taste. If it's too sweet (which it was for me), add some more lemon juice or (if you're out of lemons like me) just plain lemon acid powder.
  • Let it cook on low heat, testing if the jelly will set from time to time: take a teaspoon, put it on a cool plate and place it in the fridge for a few minutes. If you like the consistency, turn off the heat.
  • Fill into sterilized glasses.

The result should "flow" like honey, taste first of lemon, then of sugar, and in the end the hot chilis hit you.