Sweetcorn & Runner Bean Relish Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 medium corn cobs
• 2 teaspoons plain flour
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• half teaspoon turmeric
• 1 pint white vinegar
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 4oz sugar
• 2 onions, peeled and chopped
• 2 small-med red peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1lb runner beans, sliced and cut into 1inch pieces

Method:

1. Cook cobs in boiling water 3mins then plunge into cold water.  Cut kernels from cobs.
2. Make a paste with the flour, mustard, turmeric and 2 tabsp vinegar.
3. Heat rest of vinegar with salt and sugar, then stir  the paste into hot vinegar.
4. Add chopped onions, peppers, beans and sweetcorn to vinegar.
5. Simmer 20 mins for crispy veg, 30 mins for tender.  I do 25 mins. Stir occasionally.
6. Pot into hot clean jars.

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