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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Silver Spoon Fruity Chutney

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 6 cups apples, peeled, cored and chopped (granny smith is best)
  • 4 cups pears, peeled, cored and chopped (firm pears)
  • 2 oranges, peel of, grated (okay, the grated peel of 2 oranges)
  • 3 oranges, peeled, seeded and diced (remove all pith)
  • 3 lemons, large, unwaxed, sliced thin and slices quartered
  • 3 onions, large, peeled, chopped fine
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
  • 1 lb dates, pitted, chopped
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 1 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 cup apple juice (or use orange juice)
  • 1/2 cup dry wine
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 3 teaspoons black pepper, coarse
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons hot pepper flakes (or to taste)

Recipe

  • 1 sterilise canning jars by putting them on an oven tin in a cold oven, and heating oven to 325 deg f/160 deg c for at least 10 - 15 minutes. handle carefully when taking them out -- take out the entire tin with the bottles. less mess.
  • 2 combine all the prepared ingredients in a large dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot.
  • 3 bring to boil over high heat, then turn heat down and simmer, stirring now and then.
  • 4 simmer open until the fruits are tender and the mixture has the consistency of a preserve or relish.
  • 5 ladle into the hot sterilised jars, and seal. well-sealed, this will keep almost forever.

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