Gooseberry Recipes Please?

[Treehugger]

I am guessing that now is the time to be harvesting and eating the goosegogs??

Anyone got any nice tried and tested recipes?

x

[magic cochin]

If you've got loads then gooseberry jam is absolutely the best for sponge cakes especially if you drizzle the top with elderflower cordial :)

Other faves:

An upside down cake - gooseberries softened a little in butter and brown sugar in the bottom of a pan suitable for putting in the oven (or tansfer from frying pan to cake tin. Pour over a basic muffin batter or sponge cake mixture. Bake.
Turn out onto a plate, serve with creme fraiche or ice cream.

Gooseberry batter pudding (or claffoutis if you're posh)
Make a basic batter, as for Yorkshire puds (can sweeten it by I don't bother), heat oil in a metal baking tray. When hot pour in the batter and scatter with gooseberries. Bake until batter is risen, browned and cooked through.
Serve warm sprinked with soft brown sugar and creme fraiche/cream/ice cream. (This can be made with lots of different fruit - rhubarb, red currants, plums - it was my Grans speciality!!!!)

Enjoy your gooseberries!
C

[TIGGYWINKLE]

My favourite is gooseberry fool. Just stew the gooseberries with a little sugar. Then you can use pouring custard from a carton, or make your own egg custard (for special occasions). Add this to the gooseberries. Then you can add some fresh cream, and chill. Lovely with elderflower cordail drizzled over the top. It is a pretty colour. Fiddle around till you get the consistency you like. Enjpy

[Healing Hands]

Just made a Gooseberry Pie for sunday lunch, kept it very rustic looking no fancy bits and have it with custard.:) But I do like the sound magic cochin of the gooseberry upside down cake, which I think I shall make.

[bonnie]

2lb gooseberries, topped and tailed,
3 onions, chopped,
12oz raisins.1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes,
pinch salt,
2 pints vinegar,
8oz brown sugar,
2 tablespoons ground ginger,
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds.

Put all the ingrediaents into a saucepan and bring to boil. Simmer for 1 hour or until the mixture is thick. pour into hot sterilized jars and seal.

Makes about 31b chutney.

recipe from an aunt. tried and tested.