Chinese Plum Sauce

Name: Chinese Plum Sauce
Yield: Makes about 8 half-pint jars
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: 2 pieces star anise; ½ teaspoon whole black peppercorns; ½ teaspoon fennel seeds; 4 pounds black plums, pitted and coarsely chopped (about 8 cups); 1 cinnamon stick; 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce, or more to taste; 1¼ cups packed brown sugar, or more to taste; ½ cup pitted prunes; ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 medium onion, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; ¼ cup chopped peeled fresh ginger; ½ cup rice vinegar (4% acidity)

Preparation info

Makes about
8
half-pint jars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Canning for a New Generation by Liana Krissoff

By Liana Krissoff

Published 2010

About

Ingredients

1 cinnamon stick
2 pieces star anise
½ teaspoon whole b

Asia
China
Georgia
Sauce
Summer
Vegan

Method

Prepare for water-bath canning: Sterilize the jars and keep them hot in the canning pot, and put the flat lids in a bowl. (details.)

Put the cinnamon, star anise, peppercorns, and fennel seeds in a spice bag or several layers of cheesecloth and tie shut.

Put the bag and all the remaining ingredients in a wide, 6- to 8-quart p