Green Tomato Chutney

Wondering what to do with that glut of green tomatoes from the garden?

Ingredients:

1kg green tomatoes

2 medium onions

400g sultanas

400g dark brown soft sugar

1.5 tsp cayenne pepper

1.5 tsp nutmeg

800ml malt vinegar

Method:

1. Chop tomatoes & onions roughly.
2. Add all the ingredients to a large pan & mix together.
3. Bring pan to the boil on a medium heat then reduce the heat to continue simmering, stir occasionally.
4. Simmer for about an hour to hour and a half (can sometimes take longer!) until the mixture is a thick pulp, when you draw the wooden spoon across the base of the pan there should be no vinegar fill that space.
5. Preheat oven to 150C to sterilse the jars.
6. Wash in clean soapy water the jars & their lids, then place on a baking tray & put them in the oven for 15 mins to dry.
7. Fill the jars with the hot chutney, place a wax seal on top of the chutney & screw on the lid.
8. Leave for about 4-6 weeks for the flavour to develop.

Great to give away as presents for Christmas or to enjoy for yourself with cheese and ham   :)

NB The above recipe made & filled about 4 1lb jars of chutney.

Spiced Cranberry Chutney

This is the last Foody Friday regular recipe post, but never fear I will continue to post interesting recipes which I make. (See FOODY FRIDAY news) But for the last one, it had to be a good seasonal one . . .

For Christmas this year, I was inspired to create some foody presents. I googled some fun recipes and decided to have a go at Delia's Spiced Cranberry Chutney recipe . . .

Delia's Spiced Cranberry Chutney recipe

I was pleased with the outcome although I think I should have allowed it to simmer for slightly longer than Delia suggested as one batch I made has come out a little too liquid, but it's really delicious chutney and makes a wonderful Christmas present for friends and family.