Spicy Plum Apple Chutney Recipes

Steps:

• To sterilise the jars: run them with the lids and any rubber seals through the hottest cycle of your dishwasher. If you don't have a dishwasher, give the jars a good wash, then heat them in the oven at 150C/130C fan/ gas 2 for 30 mins. Don't bake seals - boil them in a pan of water for 10 mins. If you don't have lids you can buy jam pot covers from cook shops which you can then cover with fabric.
• Prepare the ingredients: first, peel the garlic cloves and cut them into slivers. Peel and thinly shred the ginger. Halve, peel and thinly slice the onions, then put them in a large, wide saucepan or a preserving pan with the garlic and ginger. Peel, core and chop the apples, then add to the pan with the spices, vinegar and salt.
• Bring the pan to the boil over a gentle heat, give everything a good stir, then turn down the heat and cover the pan (if you don't have a lid use foil). Simmer for 30 mins until the apples are cooked and pulpy.
• While the apples are simmering, stone and quarter the plums, then add them to the cooked apples with the sugar. Stir well and leave to bubble away, this time uncovered, for another 40 mins stirring regularly until the plums are cooked but still retain some of their shape. Ladle into the sterilised jars, seal and label. Use our downloadable Christmas labels if you like.
• This chutney is best kept for about a month before eating as the vinegar needs a bit of time to mellow. If you don't want the flavour of the spices to develop any more, then take out the cinnamon and star anise before potting. It will keep for 1 year in a cool place but once opened store in the fridge and use within a month.

Steps:

• Peel apples and cut into quarters. Remove cores, roughly chop, and reserve.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add mustard seeds, cover and cook until popping stops. Reduce heat and add onion, red bell pepper, and salt. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent. Stir in garlic, serrano chile, ginger, and allspice, and cook an additional minute.
• Add remaining ingredients, including reserved apples. Cook, uncovered, over moderate heat, until mixture is soft and aromatic, about 40 minutes. Chill before serving.

Steps:

• Combine cooking apples, soft apples, onion, ginger, sugar, salt, hot pepper flakes and cider. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes or until soft apples start to break down.
• Stir in plums and simmer for 5 minutes longer or until plums start to soften and chutney is thickened. Remove from heat and stir in basil or mint.
• In clean canning jars, pour hot chutney into jar, inserting a narrow spatula gently into the jar to remove air bubbles. Let cool. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 days or up to 1 month.

Steps:

• Finely grind star anise, clove, and cinnamon stick in spice mill or coffee grinder.
• Combine spice mixture, vinegar, sugar, ginger, mustard seeds, and pepper in heavy large saucepan. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and bring to boil. Add plums; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until chutney thickens and chunky sauce forms, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Cool. Season to taste with salt.
• *Available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets.

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup water and sugar in heavy large saucepan over high heat. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add vinegar, ginger, garlic, half of plums, and apple. Boil 5 minutes. Add remaining plums, orange peel, and cinnamon. Bring to gentle boil; cook until syrupy, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Cool to room temperature. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

Steps:

• Add all ingredients in a large saucepan and bring the mixture to boil.
• Turn down heat to simmer and cook for 1 hour. The mixture should be reduced to about half.
• Sterilize the jar and lids.
• Fill and seal jars and process in boiling water bath for 30 minutes.