Apricot Chutney Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Slice the top off the half head of garlic with a sharp knife, exposing the cloves. Discard the top. Place the head of garlic on a piece of aluminum foil, drizzle with 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil, and wrap the foil around the garlic. Roast in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
• While garlic is roasting, place the onion and 1 tablespoon of olive oil into a saucepan over medium heat and cook and stir until the onion is browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the apricot preserves, vinegar, ginger, cayenne pepper, and salt until thoroughly combined.
• Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skins, and mash them in a bowl with a spoon. Mix the garlic into the chutney; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir carefully because any splashes of chutney will be burning hot.
• Pack the chutney into sterilized jars and process to seal.

Steps:

• Mix together all the ingredients in a large saucepan.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 1 hour, uncovered, or until juice has thickened.
• Pour into warm sterilized jars and seal.
• May be eaten immediately but the flavour improves after a few days.

Steps:

• In a 3 quart, non-stick frying pan, combine oil, onion, and ginger.
• Add mustard seed, curry powder, and cayenne pepper to pan and stir for 4 minutes before adding the remaining ingredients.
• Do not yet add cilantro!
• Let cook for 7 minutes, taste a sample, and add salt if desired while stirring in the cilantro.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• Package and place in refrigerator.
• Serve with cream cheese.
• on bread slices.
• on crackers, or with Indian curries.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and simmer for 30 minutes with the lid on. Let cool. Chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight. Serve on turkey sandwiches or with pork chops. It is a good condiment with outdoor cooking.

Steps:

• Cook garlic and ginger in oil in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add mustard seeds and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until almost all liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes (chutney should be moist). Cool to room temperature.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all the ingredients; bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered, 30 minutes or to desired consistency, stirring occasionally.
• Cover and chill.
• Serve with ham or cheese and crackers.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a small non-stick pan, then cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes until soft.
• Stir in the apricots, sultanas, ginger, pineapple juice and vinegar, then bubble gently for 10-15 minutes until the apricots become pulpy and most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Stir in the sugar and cook for 2 more minutes until chutney is sticky, then season and cool.
• Place in a sterilised glass jar or stoneware container.

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients to a boil in a nonreactive 2-quart saucepan, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until chutney is thickened but still saucy, about 50 minutes. Cool chutney, uncovered, then chill, covered, stirring occasionally, at least 2 hours (to allow flavors to develop) and up to 1 week.

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Cover and refrigerate. , Serve as an accompaniment to pork or chicken. Chutney may be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

Steps:

• In small saucepan over low heat, stir together 3/4 cup water, distilled and red wine vinegars, sugar, honey, onion, ginger, cloves, salt, and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, until onions are very soft, about 5 minutes. Add apricots and simmer, uncovered, until apricots are very soft and liquid is syrupy, about 40 minutes. Cool to room temperature before serving. (Chutney can be made ahead and refrigerated, covered, up to 2 days.)

Steps:

• Halve and stone the apricots, then chop them into small pieces. Peel and coarsely chop the onions, ginger and apples, and put in a food processor. Roughly chop the chillies and add to the food processor along with the seeds. Blitz until finely chopped, then tip into a large pan and add the spices, salt and vinegar. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 10 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Add the apricots and return to the boil. Simmer for a further 10 mins until the apricots are starting to soften, then tip in the sugar and stir until dissolved. Increase the heat and boil for 15-20 mins, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick and leaves a brief trail when a wooden spoon is dragged across the base of the pan.
• Pot into warm clean jars and label. Store for up to a year in a cool dry place.

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients, except the pears, in a large, thick-bottomed saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer uncovered over a very low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Continue to cook for about 1 hr, giving it a stir every 10 mins, until the mixture is syrupy. Add the chopped pears and cook for another 30 mins, stirring occasionally. Leave to cool completely, then store in sterilised, clean jars.

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• Combine all in a large part and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, or until the juice has thickened to a light syrup. Pour into hot.sterilized preserving jars, cover and seal.

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• In a medium bowl, mix together the apricots, cranberries, raisins, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves.
• In a medium saucepan, boil water and sugar, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Add the dried fruit mixture and vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Serve immediately, or refrigerate in a covered container.

Steps:

• Preheat the slow cooker. Halve the butternut squash and scopp out the seeds. Peel off the skin, then cut the flesh into 1cm cubes.
• Put the sugar and vinegar in the crock pot and switch to high. Heat for 30 minutes then stir until the sugar has dissolved. Alternatively, for speed you can do this step in a pan on the hob.
• Add the butternut squash, onions, apricots, orange rind and juice, turmeric, coriander seeds and salt to the slow cooker and stir well
• Cover with the lid and cook for 5-6 hours, after which time the chutney should be a fairly thick consistency with relatively little liquid. If it is still quit runny at this stage, cook uncovered for the final hour. Stil in the flaked almonds.
• Spoon the chutney inot warmed sterilised jars, cover and seal. Store in a cool, dark place and allow to mature for a least 1 month before eating. Use within 2 years. Once opened, store the chutney in the fridge and use within 2 months.

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot (nonaluminum), combine fruit, vinegar, raisins, ginger, garlic, salt and hot pepper flakes; stir well.
• Over high heat, bring to a boil.
• Next, turn heat down to low, cover pot and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until you see that the apricots have plumped up.
• Stir in sugar and return to a simmer; cook, uncovered and stirring very often, for about 20 minutes; mixture should appear thickened.
• Place mixture in a clean pint (2-cup) jar and let cool a bit before screwing on lid; then keep chutney refrigerated.
• Serve, cold from fridge, with a pork roast or with chicken, or in a sandwich, or with cream cheese and crackers; keeps well in fridge for at least 2 weeks--if it lasts that long without being devoured!

Steps:

• Heat oil and curry powder in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until curry powder is fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add apricots and raisins along with 1 cup water, lime juice, and sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
• MAKES 2 CUPS.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer onion to a large saucepan. Add apricots, sugar, honey, raisins, and vinegar. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened, about 25 minutes.
• Pour chutney into a large bowl. Let cool completely. Serve at room temperature.