Strawberry and chilli jellies
- Petit four
- Easy
- 18
- 40 minutes
PT40M
Simon Hulstone's strawberry jelly recipe is a playful treat for the end of a dinner party. The sweets are great in combination with some dark chocolate petits fours or truffles. Be warned, the strawberry jellies harbour an unexpected Tabasco kick, which you can tone up or down.
Ingredients
- 800g of strawberry purée
- 760g of sugar
- 20g of pectin
- 10g of tartaric acid
- 2 tsp Tabasco
- 50g of caster sugar
Equipment
- Sugar thermometer
Method
1
To make the strawberry jellies, mix the strawberry purée with 720g of sugar in a large pan and bring to the boil
- 720g of sugar
- 800g of strawberry purée
2
In a mixing bowl, mix together the pectin and 40g of sugar. When the purée has boiled, add the pectin mixture
- 40g of sugar
- 20g of pectin
3
Bring the mixture up to 104ºC and remove from the heat. Add the tartaric acid and Tabasco
- 2 tsp Tabasco
- 10g of tartaric acid
4
Line a baking tray with cling film or spray it with nonstick cooking spray. Pour the jelly mixture into the tray and leave to set for at least 4 hours in the fridge
5
Once set, cut the jellies into 2cm squares. Roll each square in the caster sugar to coat and serve
- 50g of caster sugar
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