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TinkerBell
17-11-2009, 18:28
This is a delicious Christmas Chutney or Pickle. My Stepmom made this and I love it, and I don't normally like these sort of things.

So the recipe is as follows:-

Preparation time :less than 30 mins

Cooking time :30 mins to 1 hour

Ingredients:

2lb (900g) bramley apples, peeled, cored and diced
15fl oz (425ml) malt vinegar
5oz (150g) fresh dates
5oz (150g) sultanas
1lb (450g) soft brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2oz (50g) preserved ginger, chopped
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp crushed juniper berries
1 tsp ground cinnamon
8 cloves
2 oranges, grated zest and juice
dash of angostura bitters

Method:

1. Place the apples into half the vinegar in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer gently, until the apples have softened.
2. Add the rest of the vinegar and all of the other ingredients. Return to the boil and simmer gently for about 30 minutes. It should be nice and thick.
3. Pop into your sterilised jars and seal securely. It has to be airtight.

Note: Non-metallic lids are the best, as I find the vinegar sometimes reacts with the metal and gives the chutney a funny taste.

My Stepmom couldn't find all the ingredients, but it still tastes delicious :D

Muban
17-11-2009, 19:49
How much does that makes roughly? Looks like a really nice combination of flavours, I think I'll be giving that a go :). Incidentally a little tip, if you are too impatient to wait for chutney to mature you can use white wine vinegar instead of malt.

I agree about the non metallic lids too, especially if you are planning on keeping it for a while. I use those glass lidded jars with the rubber seal.

TinkerBell
17-11-2009, 21:34
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/TinkerBell_01/ChristmasChutney.jpg

It makes quite alot, that is the size of jar is was in and that was full with another was half full. That is a pint sized mug :)

I will be making some myself, it is lovely :)

Jonny69
18-11-2009, 14:09
It's so good you took it to the pub?!!! ;D

TinkerBell
18-11-2009, 14:30
Lol! Not quite :p

leowyatt
18-11-2009, 15:04
sounds great Tink we got some Christmas chutney of our neighbours last year and it was gorgeous :) fab with crackers and cheese