Beetroot chutney

[Silver Ether]

Passed on to me by mum-in-law... its yummy

10oz of whole cooked beetroot cut into small cubes,
5oz onions, peeled and chopped
9oz cooking apples, peeled and chopped into small cubes
1 Demerara sugar
1 pinch of dried ginger, about 1/4 of a teaspoon, if you have fresh ginger, you could try 1 teaspoonful of this very finely chopped and crushed instead
80ml of malt vinegar or red wine vinegar.
1 teaspoon of salt


Mix all the ingredients together into the saucepan making sure that there is at least 1" of space at the top for froth and/or bubbles. Bring to a strong boil whilst stirring regularly. Stir continually at first to dissolve the sugar. Cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes, checking and stirring occasionally.
Whilst simmering, prepare the jars. I use empty, clean jam jars that have the ant-tamper vacuum "dimple" type of lid. The lid and jar must be thoroughly washed and rinsed. I then give them a blast in the microwave …
When the chutney is cooked, pour carefully into the jars, seal with the lid immediately and allow to cool. I used a jam funnel. one with a wide neck to helpin getting the chutney into the jars. When cool, check that the lid seal is good.
This chutney should keep well unopened for months but once opened, keep it in the fridge. Note that, as with all pickles and chutneys, there is a possibility that the inside of the lid may become discoloured. If this happens, check the chutney before use and use immediately.

[Thomzo]

Ooh I love beetroot chutney. I will have a go at this if the chooks have left me any of my beetroots.

Zoe

[kimmysmum]

Oh this sounds lovely I think I will try it when the Beetroot are ready.

[Thomzo]

Hi
I forgot all about this post and this morning I made up my own recipe for beetroot chutney:

3 small beetroots
1 eating apple
1 medium onion
1tsp cumin seeds
1tsp coriander seeds
handfull sultanas
1/2 pint malt vinegar
Pinch ground black pepper

Grate the beetroot (ok bash it to bits in the food processor) until quite fine
Do the same with the apple and sultanas but leave it much more roughly chopped
Pop it all in the saucepan and simmer until the vinegar has been absorbed
Put it in jars
Eat

This is really sweet considering there is no added sugar.

Delicious (even if I say so myself) with a wholemeal roll and some brie.

Zoe