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Blood plum sauce

Add generous dollops of this sauce to midweek yoghurt bowls or weekend brunches of barbecued chicken or pork chops.

Serves 4



1.3 kg   blood plums, halved, stoned and coarsely chopped
2   onions, finely chopped
½ cup   red wine vinegar
5   star anise
660 gm   (3 cups, firmly packed) brown sugar


1 Place all ingredients, except sugar, and 1 cup water in a large saucepan, bring to the boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes or until soft. Add sugar, simmer for another 10 minutes, then discard star anise.
2 Process plum mixture in a food processor until puréed, then strain through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Pour hot sauce into warm sterilised bottles and seal immediately. Cool and store in a cool, dark place for at least 2 weeks before opening to allow flavours to develop. Unopened sauce will keep for up to 3 months.


RECIPE Kathy Snowball PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Court STYLING Sophia Young


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