recipe
yields
1 ½ cups
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Zest of 1 lemon
¾ cup brown mustard seeds
1 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tart apples, cored, peeled, and diced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
¼ cup currants
ingredients
steps
- Combine honey, salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, and mustard seeds in a non-reactive mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Bring wine and cider vinegar to a boil. Add lemon juice and pour over the combined ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 1−2 days so that the mustard seeds soften.
- Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a food processor and process until the seeds are broken up and the mixture thickens. Transfer to a container.
- Sauté diced apples in vegetable oil until just cooked. Stir in currants and add this mixture to the processed mustard mixture.
Note: This mostarda can be used in ways similar to a chutney, so enjoy with pork tenderloin, served on a cheese plate or even as an accompaniment to turkey.
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- from Chef John Fleer, Rhubarb, Asheville, North Carolina