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Apple Chutney Recipe

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Apple Chutney

Chutney is a perfect accompaniment to roast chicken. We usually buy ours, but with our bountiful crop of apples I decided to try my hand at making some from scratch. It's easy, actually, much easier than I expected. Though cooking up chutney will make your kitchen, and house, smell like vinegar for a bit.

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Apple Chutney Recipe

Ingredients

2 large tart cooking apples (such as green Granny Smith, not those pictured), peeled, cored, and chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp grated orange peel
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon allspice

Method

Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and stir well. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 50 minutes. Uncover and simmer over low heat for a few minutes more to cook off excess liquid; let cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

Makes about 2 cups.

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Posted by Elise on Oct 25, 2005 and indexed Apple, Chutney, Relish

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Comments

This is such and easy and nice recipe. Thank you. I love chutneys (am looking for one on mango ...) so great to have one on apples. I'll have to try it out soon with a Sunday roast.

Posted by: Andreea on October 26, 2005 8:19 AM

So what is it that makes a chutney a chutney as opposed to a relish or a melange or something else? I've always wondered that.

Posted by: barrett on October 26, 2005 11:58 AM

Hi Andreea - chutney is one of those things we are always running out of. I love mango chutney too and if we had a mango tree....

Hi Barrett - great question! I have absolutely no idea. From the Wikipedia definition of chutney they say it is a sweet and spicy condiment originally from eastern India. Also, "In its homeland, a chutney is often made to be eaten fresh, using whatever suitable strongly flavoured ingredients are locally traditional or available at the time. It would not normally contain preserving agents, since it is intended to be consumed soon after preparation."

Posted by: elise [TypeKey Profile Page] on October 26, 2005 12:49 PM

Posted by: Josh on November 14, 2005 8:30 PM

Hi Josh - Whoah. Great pic! Thanks for posting.

Posted by: elise [TypeKey Profile Page] on November 15, 2005 12:11 PM

Dear Elise,

I found and cooked your apple chutney recipe last night with great success. I ordered an amazing apple chutney dish at the Eastside Cafe here in Austin, TX and ever since have been on the search for on that is as good as theirs. Finally my search is over!

Last night, I prepared the chutney as I had it at the restaurant: A slice of bread, on top of it sliced brie cheese and on top of the brie the chutney.

I wish you the best,
Grit

Posted by: Grit on September 2, 2007 2:09 PM

Didn't add the ginger...none on hand...and added red pepper flakes. Fantastic with pork tenderloin!!

Posted by: Chanda on October 5, 2007 5:48 PM

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