Chile Dulce (Sweet Chile Relish)

Ingredients

• 9 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 4 poblano or Anaheim chiles (Capsicum annuum), charred, peeled, veins and seeds removed, chopped — approximately a rounded ½ cup / 140 ml
• ½ cup / 125 ml mild vinegar
• ½ cup / 125 ml light brown sugar or piloncillo, crushed
• ½ tsp cloves, crushed
• ½ tsp allspice, crushed
• One 1½-inch / 38 mm cinnamon stick, crushed
• 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
• Salt, to taste

Method

1. 1
   Combine all ingredients in a heavy, non-reactive pan.
2. 2
   Set over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for approximately 3 hours — until the mixture is moist and slightly textured, with most of the liquid absorbed or evaporated.
3. 3
   Taste and adjust salt.
4. 4
   Cool and transfer to a covered container. Refrigerate.