This is one my most successful chutney recipes. The peeling and coreing of the apples is what takes the time, but otherwise, you just dump the ingredients together in a large saucepan and stir occasionally. The taste is quite strong, but the chutney goes with virtually everything and lasts forever.
1kg cooking apples (Granny Smith will do well)
2 large onions
2 chillies chopped
3 cups brown sugar
2t allspice
2t cloves
1t salt
½ t pepper
1t Cayenne pepper
2 t curry powder
2T chopped ginger
3 cups cider vinegar (don't use wine or spirit vinegar)
Peel, core and chop apples (you can whiz them in a blender). Peel and finely chop onions Place all ingredients in a non-reactive saucepan and bring the mixture to the boil. Cook over a medium heat for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spoon into sterilized jars and seal.
I love spiced apple chutney.
ReplyDeleteQuick question: why not use wine vinegar (I just made a batch doing precisely this... ooops!)
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No reason, I suppose - however, the cider vinegar is slightly milder (and apple!. I use it when I am cooking with apples just so as not to fonfuse the taste. Give it a try next time as see which you prefer - let me know!
ReplyDeleteYou seem pretty cool to me! Anyway, I'm going to pick apples today and try your recipe soon. Do you grind the allspice and cloves? Can I add more chopped chiles for an extra hot version? And...can I use any kind of chile? I'd love to get my hands on some scotch bonnet.
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I use ready ground allspice and cloves. And yes, add as many chillies as you like - I think you can use whatever kind of chilli you like. Remember, though, that there is some extra heat from the cayenne pepper - so exercise a little caution. I usually like chutney with quite a bite, bit in this case, I like the spicy taste, so I don't blast it with chilli.
ReplyDeleteThanks - I headed your advice - started the first batch with Jalapenos (2 large) and it was spicy, but not too, too spicy, so all the flavors mingled well.
ReplyDeleteAlso did a fine grind on the spices.
Thanks!
SU