Apple chutney

Name: Apple chutney
Yield: Makes about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz
Ingredients: 375 g/13 oz red onions, finely chopped; 675 g/1½ lb cooking apples, peeled, cored and finely sliced; 225 g/8 oz dessert apples, peeled, cored and finely sliced; 200 g/7 oz sultanas; 300 ml/½ pint cider vinegar; 100 ml/3½ fl oz water; 300 g/10 oz demerara sugar; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp finely chopped sage leaves (optional); 100 g/3½ oz walnuts, roughly chopped (optional)

Preparation info

Makes about
1.5
kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Jam Maker's Garden

By Holly Farrell

Published 2017

About

This classic autumn chutney is excellent with cheese and pork in particular. The dessert apples and walnuts give it a bit of bite, and there is just a hint of sage. If you prefer a stronger flavour, add more sage to taste.

Ingredients

375 g/13 oz red onions, finely chopped
675 g/1½

Gluten-free
Vegan
Autumn
Summer

Method

Put the onion pieces into a large pan. Add the apple flesh to the pan, together with all the other ingredients.
Over a low–medium heat, stir everything together well to incorporate the ingredients and dissolve the sugar.
Cook at a very gentle simmer, uncovered, for around 2 hours or until the chutney can be parted cleanly on the base of the pan. Stir it re