Name: Grape Chutney
Yield: Makes about 1.5 kg (3 lb)
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 2 onions, finely chopped; 300 ml (10 fl oz) good balsamic vinegar; 300 ml (10 fl oz) drinkable brandy; 2.25 kg (5 lb) seedless white grapes, picked and washed; 10 Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and chopped; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons mixed spice; A pinch of salt; 350 g (12 oz) demerara sugar

Preparation info

Makes about
1.5 kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Rhodes Around Britain

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1994

About

This chutney improves with time and is delicious to serve with the Chicken Liver Parfait.

Ingredients

10 Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and chopped
2 onions, finely chopped
300 ml

Method

Simmer the apples, onions, balsamic vinegar and brandy together in a preserving pan for 30 minutes. Stir in the grapes, sugar, salt and spices and continue to simmer for 1½–2 hours over a low heat until the mixture is thick and pulpy, stirring occasionally. Should the chutney still seem a little too liquid, boil on a high heat to allow the excess liquid to evaporate.

Let the chutney coo