Gingered Rhubarb Chutney Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, vinegar, garlic, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, red pepper flakes and cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. , Add the rhubarb, onion and raisins. Cook and stir over medium heat until rhubarb is tender and mixture is slightly thickened, 5-10 minutes. Stir in food coloring if desired. Cool completely. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until thick. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Will keep well in refigerator for weeks, or freeze remainder.

Steps:

• Place the rhubarb, sugar and lemon juice in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a simmer and add the remaining ingredients.
• Continue to simmer 20 minutes or so, until the rhubarb is tender but still holds its shape.
• The chutney will keep for many months in the refrigerator. For pantry storage, transfer the mixture to sterilized jars, seal with sterilized lids and process five minutes in a boiling water bath, or alternatively, place the hot mixture in freshly sterilized jars, seal the jars with sterilized lids and invert the jars on the countertop for five minutes. (This is a new method that has proved safe.)

Steps:

• Grate zest from both oranges and set aside.
• Cut oranges into sections and remove white membrane and discard and let orange sections drop into a bowl along with any juice.
• Remove orange sections from bowl and chop coarsely; return to bowl along with any juice.
• In a large non-reactive pot, (stainless or enamel pots), combine rhubarb, oranges including juice, onions, brown sugar, raisins and vinegar.
• Tie mustard seeds, allspice and peppercorns in a cheese cloth bag and add to pot.
• Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered for about 1 1/2 hours or until thickened, stirring frequently.
• Remove spice bag and discard.
• Prepare half-pint jars for canning.
• Ladle chutney into prepared jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Wipe tops of jars, and place lids and screw tops according to manufacturers instructions.
• Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
• Remove jars from bath and let cool completely.
• Lids should be concave when sealed.
• Store in a cool, dark place.
• NOTE: TO FREEZE RHUBARB Cut stalks into 1 inch pieces.
• Spread pieces on a cookie sheet and place in freezer until firm.
• Remove rhubarb pieces from sheet and place into zip-lok bags or seal in vacuum sealed bags.
• Store in freezer for up to one year.

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until mixture has thickened., Transfer to covered containers. (If freezing, use freezer-safe containers and fill to within 1/2 in. of tops.) Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 12 months. Thaw frozen chutney in refrigerator before serving.

Steps:

• In a pan, heat the cider vinegar and caster sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Add the chopped rhubarb, dates, ginger and cardamom pod and cook for 15-20 mins or until the rhubarb has broken down and the liquid has reduced to a thick chutney. Season with salt and serve with the hoppers, cauliflower curry and leek seeni sambol (see goes well with, right). Will keep in a sterilised jar for three months in a cool, dark place.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion until softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Add salt.
• Stir rhubarb, dried cranberries, brown sugar, vinegar, ginger, and cinnamon stick into the saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until rhubarb softens and begins to break down, 6 to 8 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon salt until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and add wine and raisins. Return to heat, and bring to a boil; cook for 1 minute. Add sugar, and stir until it dissolves. Stir in half the rhubarb. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, partially covered, until rhubarb breaks down, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining rhubarb. Raise heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until second batch of rhubarb just begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Let cool completely.