Sunday, June 28, 2009

Green Tomato Chutney

Ingredients
2.25kg Tomatoes (green are best and you need to cut them into 8 wedges)
600ml Malt Vinegar
5 Large Onions (finely chopped)
225g Raisins
450g Sultanas
350g Demerara Sugar
25g Salt
4 Teaspoons Mixed Spice
4 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
2 Teaspoons Ground Ginger

Equipment
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
1 Large Pan
Sterile Jars

The Good Bit
  1. put your tomatoes and vinegar in the pan and simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes, then add the onions, raisins and sultanas and continue simmering for another 30 minutes.
  2. Now add the sugar, salt and spices and keep on a low simmer for a further 1 1/2 hours until you have a nice thick chutney. Leave to cool slightly before putting in sterile jars
Makes 1.5 kg