Green Tomato Chutney

Name: Green Tomato Chutney
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tsp pickling spice; 425 ml/15 fl oz/generous 1⅔ cups distilled white vinegar; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz green tomatoes, chopped; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped; 400 g/14 oz onions, chopped; 200 g/7 oz/scant 1⅔ cups raisins; 400 g/14 oz/heaped 1¾ cups Demerara sugar; 1 garlic clove, chopped; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp salt

Preparation info

Makes about:
1.25 kg

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

An old favourite, just like your grandmother used to make. If you have any unripened tomatoes at the end of the season, this is the classic recipe to use them up. Use the chutney to enhance any dish, and it is delicious in sandwiches, of course.

Ingredients

2 tsp pickling spice
425 ml/15 fl oz/generous 1⅔

Preserve
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Tie the pickling spice in a piece of muslin/cheesecloth.
Pour the vinegar into a preserving pan. Add the muslin bag and all the remaining ingredients, stir together and slowly bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for about 1½ hours or until the mixture is dark and thick and only a little liquid remains on the surface. Do not allow the mixture