Chutneys, Pickles and Relishes Recipes - Apple Chutney

Ingredients

• 4 large cloves garlic

• 5cm/2 in ginger root

• 250ml/8 fl oz wine vinegar

• 800g/1 3/4 lb sugar

• seeds from 6 black cardamom pods

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp black peppercorns

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp cloves

• 500g/18 oz firm apples, peeled and grated in long strips

• 10ml/2 tsp ground red chili

• 10ml/2 tsp salt

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Method:

1. Blend the garlic, ginger and 45ml/3 tbsp of wine vinegar to a smooth paste in a blender or food processor. Heat the remaining wine vinegar in a heavy-based pan over a medium heat. Add the sugar and boil until the sugar has dissolved. Skim off any scum.

2. Coarsely grind the cardamom seeds, peppercorns and cloves then add them to the pan with the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil.

3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, until the apple is tender and the chutney is thick. Leave to cool uncovered then pot in clean screw-top jars.