California Peach Chutney Recipes

Steps:

• Peel, pit, and cut peaches into 1/2-inch chunks; set aside. Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion until soft, 5 minutes. Add garlic and red-pepper flakes; cook 1 minute.
• Stir in vinegar, sugar, and cherries; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer until syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Add peaches; simmer until soft, 5 to 10 minutes. With a wooden spoon, mash some peaches against side of pan; thin with 2 to 4 tablespoons water, if needed. Cool completely. Serve with grilled meat or poultry.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions in oil until tender. Add peaches; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add sugars, raisins, molasses, salt, pepper, allspice and 5 tablespoons of vinegar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and remaining vinegar. Serve at room temperature with ham, pork or poultry. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Steps:

• Score an "x" on the bottom of the peaches and place in boiling water for 30 seconds.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and immediately submerge in ice water.
• Remove peelings and pits being sure to remove any of the "red" from the middle.
• Dice into small chunks.
• Combine all ingredients in large pot and bring to a simmer.
• Simmer until thickened, about 1 hour.
• While simmering prepare glass jars, lids and rings according the USDA guidelines for water bath canning.
• Ladle hot chutney into jars leaving a 1/4" headspace.
• Wipe rims and place seals on top and screw rings.
• Process in water bath for 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt butter, add garlic, shallot and jalapeno and sweat for 1 to 2 minutes, add diced peaches. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, add sugar, deglaze with brandy and vinegar and allow to cook on low heat until peaches are soft. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a 3-quart saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Simmer, stirring frequently, 30 minutes or until thickened.
• Wash 5 (1/2 pint) jars in hot soapy water; rinse.
• Keep hot until needed.
• Prepare self-sealing lids as manufacturer directs.
• Ladle hot chutney into 1 hot jar at a time, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Release trapped air.
• Wipe rim of jar with a clean damp cloth.
• Attach self-sealing lid.
• Repeat with remaining jars.
• Place filled jars on a rack in a large pot of boiling water.
• Water should cover jars 1 to 2 inches and have an additional 2 inches for boiling space.
• Cover pot.
• Bring water to a boil.
• At sea level, boil 10 minutes.
• For every 1000 feet altitude, add one minute to boiling time.
• Store up to 1 year.

Steps:

• Combine onions, currants, vinegar, and ginger in medium bowl. Cut peaches into 1/3-inch cubes. Add to onion mixture and toss to coat. Cover; chill at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours, tossing occasionally.

Steps:

• Peel and pit all peaches.
• Medium dice 3 peaches and place in bowl and set aside.
• Purée the remaining peaches in a blender. Pour mixture into a medium saucepan with jalapeños, ginger, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice.
• Bring pan to medium heat and reduce mixture, stirring occasionally, until thick for about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Pour diced peaches into saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes or until mixture is hot. Remove and set aside.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients into a stock pot, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered about one hour.
• Stir as it thickens to prevent burning.
• Pour into hot jars, leaving air space, cap and process for 10 minutes in water bath.
• Or place in small containers and freeze.

Steps:

• Submerge 6 empty half-pint jars on a rack in a large pot of water. Cover and bring to a rolling boil, then reduce heat to low to keep jars warm until ready to fill.
• Combine tomatoes, yellow peaches, onion, vinegar, sugar, raisins, lime zest and juice, ginger, salt, cinnamon, and red pepper in a wide, nonreactive 4-quart pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Once it bubbles, reduce heat to medium; simmer gently, stirring often, until mixture is thickened and a spoon drug through leaves a trail that doesn't fill in immediately, about 1 hour. Toward the end of the cooking, make sure to stir every minute or so to prevent scorching. Remove from heat.
• Working with one jar at a time, remove empty jars from canning pot. Using a wide-mouth funnel, carefully ladle jam into jars, leaving 1/2 inch for headspace. Use a clean wooden chopstick to work air bubbles out of jars. Check headspace again and add more chutney if necessary to bring to 1/2 inch from the top.
• Wipe jar rims, apply lids and rings (not too tightly), and return jars to canning pot. Cover pot and return water to a rolling boil. Process for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, remove pot lid, and let jars stand in the cooling water 5 minutes to help ensure a good vacuum seal.
• Move jars to a folded kitchen towel or wooden cutting board to cool completely before checking seals. Any unsealed jars should be refrigerated and eaten promptly. Store sealed jars in a cool, dark place. Sealed jars are shelf-stable at least 1 year.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix together all ingredients except the mangoes and peaches.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for about 1 hour or until thick, stirring occasionally.
• Peel and slice the mangoes and peaches removing the seeds and stones.
• Add mangoes and peaches to the syrup and simmer until the fruit is tender, about 1/2 hour.
• Pour into warm sterilized jars and seal.