59 red currant recipes

A vibrant, tangy red currant jelly perfect for spreading on toast, pairing with meats, or gifting. This clear, jewel-like preserve is made by simmering fresh red currants with lemon and cloves, then straining and sweetening the juice to create a smooth, set jelly.

This is a wonderful recipe for either a dinner party or Sunday lunch. Whether or not you use redcurrants in the actual sauce or purely as a decoration depends very much on the time of year and variety of redcurrants you can find. End of summer home-grown redcurrants add a wonderful sweet tartness to the sauce, however imported under-ripe fruits can impart a certain bitterness and are probably best left for garnish. If you do not use fresh berries add a little extra redcurrant jelly.

Individual wholemeal shortcrust tarts bursting with black and red currants sweetened with honey. A proper British bake that's tart, fruity, and rustic, with optional whipped cream and glacé cherry garnish.

Baked rice pudding with red currant sauce features individual orange-scented custards topped with tart ruby-red currant puree. An elegant Scandinavian-inspired dessert.

Red cabbage slow-braised with toasted caraway seeds, currants, red wine, and vinegar until sweet and tangy. A vegetarian Northern European side that tastes even better the next day.

Dutch-style chicken fillets coated in a mustard-egg batter, pan-fried in butter, and served over sauteed leeks with fresh red currants and Granny Smith apple. Sweet, tart, and savory in every bite.

Red currant jelly is brillant in this marinated sauce. A few ingredients create this juicy and delicious roasted beef ribs.

Yeasted flatbread topped with a lime and almond frangipane and fresh redcurrants, dusted with icing sugar. A stunning Italian-inspired dessert bread.

German braised red cabbage with bratwurst, simmered low and slow with Granny Smith apples, caraway, and a sweet-tart hit of vinegar and currant jelly. A classic Oktoberfest plate of silky ruby cabbage and juicy sausage.

Authentic Thai red curry paste from scratch: dried chilies, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime rind, shrimp paste, and toasted coriander and cumin seeds blended into a fiery aromatic base.

Red curry paste from scratch with dried chilies, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, coriander, and shrimp paste. The authentic Thai foundation for curries and soups.

Bone-in duck seared in rendered fat, then braised in red curry paste, coconut milk, fish sauce, and lime juice over jasmine rice. Rich Thai-inspired comfort with a mussels variation included.

Rodgrod med flode is a Scandinavian fruit dessert made with red currants and raspberries thickened with cornstarch. Served chilled with cream and blanched almonds.

Traditional German Rumtopf: a layered preserve of summer fruits, sugar, and rum that builds up over the season and matures into a boozy Christmas dessert by winter.

Classic French currant tart with a vanilla butter pastry shell, silky pastry cream, fresh red currants, and a kirsch-currant jelly glaze edged with toasted almonds.

French braised red cabbage with toasted caraway seeds, currants, red wine, and vinegar. A vegetarian side dish baked until sweet, tangy, and meltingly tender. Served warm or at room temperature.