Spiced Plum Sauce
By Diana Earnshaw, Volunteer Contributor
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Ingredients
10 plums, stoned and quartered
1 apple peeled, cored and cut into chunks
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
1 clove of garlic, peeled and chopped
8 fl oz/200 ml white wine vinegar (I have used cider vinegar successfully)
4 and a half oz/125g raw cane sugar
4 and a half oz/125g muscovado sugar
1/2 in/1cm root ginger, peeled and sliced
2 chillis, chopped
1 tsp Chinese five-spice mixture
1/2 stick cinnamon
1 star anise
Method
Put everything in a large pan and simmer for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the cinnamon, star anise and the chilli (or leave the chilli in for a hot sauce). Liquidise and pour into a jar.
Use as a dip or a marinade!