the best chutneys

This lovely fusion of earthy sweet beetroot, zesty lemons and piquant capers, with warming hints of fennel, works well with smoked fish, cold poultry or grilled halloumi. It makes a great barbecue relish for just about anything and is a wonderful partner to cheese. 

Beetroot chutney

raw beetroot

lemons,

milliliters/3½fl oz lemon juice (about 2–3 lemons)

150 milliliters/¼ pint cider vinegar

red onion, finely chopped

fennel seeds

sugar

capers

sea salt

black pepper

Chutney is great make ahead gift for Christmas – you can substitute marrows, pumpkin, green tomatoes or other fruit for some or all of the apples and the results will be just as good.

Equipment and preparation: You will need eight 330ml/12fl oz jars.

How to make chutney

apples

onions

garlic

fresh root ginger

grams/3½oz sultanas (or other dried fruit

chilli flakes

500 milliliters/18fl oz distilled malt vinegar

salt

Our simple step-by-step recipe video shows you how to make a quick chutney.

For a prepare-ahead present, make this onion marmalade a few weeks in advance of Christmas – it will only improve in flavour.

Onion marmalade

butter

900 grams/2lb onions, thinly sliced

salt and black pepper

75 milliliters/3fl oz sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

tbsp grenadine syrup

red wine, or less (to taste)

mature cheddar

blue cheese

oatcakes

grainy bread

This tomato jam is like a grown up version of tomato ketchup, but so much better! Great for using up a tomato glut and a lovely homemade present too, with some cheese and biscuits.

Tomato and chilli jam

red onions, finely chopped

400 grams/14 ounces ripe cherry tomatoes, halved

plum tomatoes, quartered

mild red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped

fresh root ginger,

star anise

250 milliliters/9fl oz white wine vinegar

300 grams/10½oz soft light brown sugar

fish sauce (substitute soy sauce

This apple chutney has a tangy, sweet flavour which is perfect with cheeses such as cheddar,  cheshire or white stilton.

Spiced apple chutney

225 grams/8 ounces onions, chopped

900 grams/2lb apples, cored and chopped

110 grams/4 ounces sultanas, raisins or chopped dates

grams/½oz coriander

paprika

grams/½oz mixed spice

425 milliliters/¾ pints malt vinegar

Warming spices elevate this tomato chutney to something you'll always want it in your store cupboard. It’s delicious with cheese, sausages, barbecue foods, oily fish, cold meats; in fact most things.
  
Brining (salting) the tomatoes and the onions draws off much of their excess wateriness and reduces the cook time considerably. The addition of a small amount of cornflour at the end of cooking is optional, but it does bring the chutney to an agreeable consistency. 

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