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Apple Chutney
If you ever eat indian food, you've probably had some sort of
chutney. It's a wonderful fruit based condiment that tastes
delicious with meats, curries and on bread. It is also a nice way
to use home grown fruit.
What you need
- Approximately 4 medium granny smith apples
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp - 1 Tbl ginger
- salt (not more than 1/2 tsp)
- 1/2 - 2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 hot red jalapeno or 1/2 tsp hot red peper flakes
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup + 2Tbl sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/2 cup or more dried cranberries and tart cherries combined
- 1 Tbl canola or olive oil
How to make it
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar and vinegar and heat stirring until
sugar is completely dissolved
- Place mustard seeds in the bottom of a medium skillet or sauce pan
over medium high heat
- When seeds start to pop, add oil
- Sauté onion and apple with a little salt until softened - do not
brown!
- Add garlic and cook briefly
- Add vinegar/sugar mixture and remaining ingredients
- Bring to low boil, reduce heat to medium
- Continue to cook uncovered, liquid should remain at a low boil,
reducing the head as needed to avoid scorching
- Cook until all liquid has evaporated (perhaps about 40 minutes to 1
hour)
- Allow to cool and serve at room temperature of chilled with meats or
bread
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