Peaches and Apples are the stars of this sweet and sour condiment, perfect with lamb, pork or chicken.
Yield: 11 Cups
Apple-Peach Chutney Surprise
large Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and diced
Gala Apples, peeled, cored and diced
Peaches, peeled and halved, pits removed
Ripe Yellow Mango, peeled, seeded and diced
Serrano Chili - or to taste for heat, diced (seeds need not be removed)
teaspoons ground cardamom or seeds of 8 cardamom pods
tablespoon fresh ground Ginger
tablespoon Merken Chili Spice (if available in your market)
tablespoons Butter (if stove top grilling peaches)
* 2 tablespoons Butter (if stove top grilling peaches)
cups firmly packed light or darkBrown Sugar
Grill peach halves on an outdoor grill or with butter in a stove-top grill pan until grill marks appear and peaches begin to soften. Remove to cutting board and roughly chop.
In a large, non reactive stock pot add all fruits; Apples, Peaches, Mangoes, Apricots, Prunes and Ginger and stir to combine. Add chopped Onion. Stir in Orange Juice, Vinegar, Lemon zest and Lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Sprinkle Mustard, Mustard seeds, Cardamom, Merken Chili and Cinnamon over the mixture and stir as the chutney begins to boil.
Boil lightly for 4 hours until thick and jam-like, adding one large Star Anise seed without breaking during the last 30 minutes.
Funnel into sterilized jars, seal with lids and rings and process according to manufacturer’s directions.
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