Best Lauras Fruity Chutney Recipes

LAURA'S FRUITY CHUTNEY

Laura's fruity chutney image

Chutney is one of the easiest preserves to make - and its punchy flavours bring out the best in cheese and cold meats

Provided by Angela Nilsen

Categories Buffet, Condiment, Snack

Time 2h10m

Yield Makes about 2 litres/3½ pints

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

900g plum
2 Bramley apples (about 550g/1lb 4oz)
450g pear
1large mango
900g muscovado sugar
500ml bottle cider vinegar
2medium onions (not red)
85g chopped stem ginger (from a jar of ginger in syrup, or crystallized)
3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
1 tbsp mustard seed
1rounded tsp ground coriander
1 tsp crushed dried chillies
1 tsp salt
1 cinnamon stick

Steps:

Halve, stone and chop the plums (about the same size as you would for an apple pie - not too big, not too small). Drop them into a large saucepan. Core, peel and chop the apples and pears in the same way. Peel, stone and chop the mango. Put all the fruit in the pan.
Stir sugar, vinegar, onions, ginger, garlic, mustard seeds, coriander, crushed chillies and salt into the pan, then drop the cinnamon stick on top. Heat slowly for about 20 mins, giving an occasional stir, until the sugar has dissolved. Now leave the chutney to simmer at a steady pace, without a lid, stirring occasionally until reduced and thickened, but still with a nice balance of syrupy juice. This will take about 1½ hrs. You don't want to cook it until all the liquid has gone, as it will thicken once it cools. Discard the cinnamon stick.
Using a heatproof jug, pour the chutney while still hot into sterilised jars. It will keep for about a year in a cool, dry place.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 57 calories, Fat 1 grams fat, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.08 milligram of sodium

CONTEST-WINNING WINTER FRUIT CHUTNEY

Contest-Winning Winter Fruit Chutney image

The pairing of sweet and tart fruits makes this chutney a wonderful accompaniment for pork. Not only is it a consistent blue-ribbon winner at fairs, it's a natural way to capture the best of autumn's harvest in a jar.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 40m

Yield 4 half-pints.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 cups cider vinegar
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
3 cups packed brown sugar
2 medium ripe unpeeled pears, finely chopped
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 large tart unpeeled apple, finely chopped
1/2 cup dried currants

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, combine the first nine ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. , Stir in the brown sugar, pears, cranberries, apple and currants. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour or until fruit is tender and mixture has thickened., Pour hot mixture into hot jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water bath.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 102 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 119mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.