Apple, apricot and nut chutney

Recipe Categories : | Chutney | Apples |

Preparation time : 35 minutes + standing time  Cooking time : 45 minutes Yield : makes 4 cups

Ingredients :

• 1kg green apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
• 125g dried apricots, chopped
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 cup sultanas
• ¼ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• 2 tspn salt
• ¼ tspn cayenne pepper
• 1 tspn ground ginger
• 1 cup malt vinegar
• 1 cup soft brown sugar

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Combine apple, apricot, onion, garlic, sultanas, walnuts, salt, pepper, ginger and vinegar in a large heavy-based pan. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Simmer, with lid on, for 20 minutes.
2. Add sugar, cook stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes uncovered, until mixture is a jam-like consistency.
3. Pour mixture into hot sterilized jars and seal immediately. Leave chutney for 2 weeks before opening.