Categories: Condiments, Fish, Usenet 
      Yield: 5 cups 
  
      2 oz Tamarind (dried) 
    1/2 c  Water, boiling 
      4 lb Mangos, unripe 
      2 c  Malt vinegar 
      1 c  Sugar 
    1/2 c  Raisins 
    1/2 c  Ginger root, chopped 
      1 ts Garlic, chopped 
      1 ts Fresh hot chilies, 
           -chopped 
    1/2 ts Allspice, ground 
      2 tb Salt 
  
  Place the tamarind in a bowl and pour boiling water over it.  Soak for an 
  hour.  Drain, pressing down hard with the back of a spoon before discarding 
  the seeds and fibers. 
   
  Peel each mango and cut flesh away from seed.  Cut into one-inch cubes. 
  Combine the mangos and vinegar and bring to a boil over high heat and cook 
  for 10 minutes. 
   
  Stir in the sugar, raisins, ginger root, garlic, chilies, allspice and 
  salt. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes. Cool. Puree 
  the mixture in a blender and it's ready for the fish. 
   
  NOTES: 
   
  *  A marinade for redfish -- From Jeffrey's restaurant in Austin, Texas, 
  our favorite place to go for good food in the city. Marinate a fresh 
  redfish in this for 12 hours, then broil it. 
   
  *  Marinade can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.  Mangos are a 
  seasonal fruit. 
   
  : Difficulty:  moderate. 
  : Time:  1 hour soaking, 30 minutes preparation, 1 hour cooking, 12 hours 
  marinating. 
  : Precision:  approximate measurement OK. 
   
  : Bill and Joyce Bulko 
  : bulko@sally.UTEXAS.UUCP, 
  : {ihnp4,harvard,gatech,ctvax,seismo}!sally!bulko 
  : The University of Texas Department of Computer Sciences 
  : Austin, TX 
   
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