Charred Chili Peppers in Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Charred Chili Peppers in Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Prep time: 30 mintues makes 3 mini mason jars The heat is really all in the seeds, so add as many or as little as you want depending on how much heat you can handle. Ingredients 2 lb whole red chili peppers (pepperoncino, Fresno pepper) 3 tbsp Emma Red Wine Vinegar 3...
Preserved Grilled Asparagus

Preserved Grilled Asparagus

Prep TIme: 15 minutes makes 1 500 ml mason jar tightly packed When it’s winter and you’re waist deep in snow, you’ll be glad you grilled a bunch of asparagus and preserved it in oil to remind you what green tastes like. They are spectacular chopped up in an omelette...
Agrodolce Carrots

Agrodolce Carrots

Prep TIme: 15 minutes makes 1 L mason jar  Agro-dolce means “sweet and sour”. These pickled carrots are a delicate balance between sweet and sour with a hefty glug of red wine for good measure. Enjoy with super thinly sliced salumi (Italian deli meats). Ingredients 1...
Cherry Tomato Confit

Cherry Tomato Confit

Prep TIme: 5 minutes  Cook time: 90 minutes makes 500 ml mason jar  Confit is a fancy French word for something that is slowly cooked in fat, to then be preserved for a long period of time. Here we’re slowly cooking peak season cherry tomatoes in our Emma Extra...
Pickling and Preserving with Emma

Pickling and Preserving with Emma

Pickling and Preserving with Emma If you drive through a community in which many residents are of Italian descent, you may catch a number of open garage doors revealing a full-fledged canning operation between late August and mid-September. The idea is to take...