Ingredients for - Homemade brown sauce

1. 500g pitted dates
2. 1 onion , chopped
3. 2 garlic cloves , chopped
4. 1 chilli , deseeded and chopped
5. juice 1 orange
6. 75ml apple juice
7. 75ml malt vinegar
8. 50g molasses
9. 50g tamarind paste
10. 25g tomato paste

How to cook deliciously - Homemade brown sauce

1 . Stage

Put all the ingredients in a large saucepan with 150ml cold water and 1 tsp salt. Cover the surface with baking parchment. Simmer over a low heat for 50 mins until the fruit softens. Cool for 30 mins.

2 . Stage

Transfer to a blender and blend, then decant into containers while warm. Seal and store in the fridge. Will keep for up to 2 months.