My Chutneys too Sweet!

[Daisy's Mum]

Hey all

Have just opened some plum chutney that I made in August only to discover that it is incredibly sweet, can I just empty it out add more cider vinegar recook it and re jar it, or is it all lost? Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Lorna x

[Millymollymandy]

How about pretending it is jam and having it on toast?

[zombiecazz]

I would think that you could recook it. I have done so with jam that hasn't set. I would warm it up and then add vinegar until it gets to your taste. then boil it until it gets to the correct consistency. Good luck

[red]

oh Im sure more vinegar would work - chutney doesn't set like jam - it just gets thicker - so yes, if its really unusable (can't be used in cooking?) then I would tip it all out - add vinegar, and cook down to right consistancy again. taste before jarring.

good luck!

[Chickpea]

Ah, what you've got there is piquant sweet plum preserve. All is not lost. There is no need to chuck it out, or even recook it or do anything else. All you need is some new labels.

[Pilsbury]

Chinese plum sauce for crispy aromatic duck perhaps??

[Christine]

Try adding chilli to the batch. I suspect it might be quite difficult to correct oversweetness if it is really tooth-rattling!
No reason why you can't try adding vinegar and cooking again, but you'll struggle with the consistency and the sugar will still be there...

[Daisy's Mum]

LOL. v. funny guys!


Its not unbelievably sweet but is quite heavily spiced so therefore not much cope as jam! Will give the recooking a go - I have a feeling this could take a LONG time!

Lorna x

[Millymollymandy]

Save yourself the trouble - relabel it "Sweet Pickle" and give it away to all your sweet-toothed friends and family!