Val -its another winner – think i am upto 7 batches this year so far – and still the courgettes grow!!!

Beautiful on a warm french stick with a wedge of Brie

Well val,im gunna give this a try as were knee deep in courgetts,Im not the best cook in the world so should be fun

I tried this recipe last year as I had so many courgettes and had decided to try and grow less this year. Wow!!!! No chance, everyone loves this and I've had to grow as many just to keep up with everyone after the chutney. Well done Val, it's great and so is the site.

How much does it make?

About 5 lbs.

How many regular sized jam jars is 5lbs (approx is fine). Very excited to make this one!

It depends if they are 340g (3/4 pound) or 450g (1 lb) ones. If they're the 3/4 pound ones you'll need to sterilize 7 and if they're 1lb ones 5! I always sterilize at least one more than the recipe states anyway to allow for any "extra".

I made a load of courgette chutney last year, it has gone down a storm with friends and family, just wondered as i put a load of courgettes into the freezer could this recipe be made with frozen courgettes, obviously thawed out, it would not be too runny, or would it come good just cooking it longer. thank you

Made this last year, better than anything shop bought by a mile. Will definitely repeat the process only more this time around.

Going to try this recipe today . Does it matter if I use brown or clear vinegar?

You can use either.

I made this yesterday but had to leave it simmering for hours and hours to get it to reduce, I have a feeling I should have used smaller less watery courgettes. I ended up with 10 half pound jars, tastes delicious already and can't wait for it to mature.

When the recipe says 2 heads of garlic I assume that means 2 whole bulbs, about 30 cloves, is that right?

It's not my recipe but would think it's two heads (bulbs) of wet garlic.

Very good taste, good way to use up excess veg. I added french beans hand full, its fab my first chutney happy days

As there are positive comments regarding the this chutney recipe,and I am awash with courgettes I'll be giving it a try, will let you know how I get on as it' my first attempt.

Thanks for this. I made this at the weekend and it is absolutely gorgeous. I'm pretty much eating it with everything at the moment

I have millions of courgettes and am going to try this receipe will let you know how i get on

We made this yesterday but it would not reduce/thicken is there anything we can do? We potted it as it was getting late in the evening after simmering for almost 3 hours?

Another one to try, will post results. A good site with some great recipes. Totally different to my Courgette recipe so as we are knee deep in them again this year will give this one a go.

Tip it back out and re-heat, stir in some conflour mixed with a little water and it should thicken up for you. Don't forget to wash and re-sterilise the jars before putting it back in.

Thanks I will try this.

About to try the courgette chutney, have you tried courgette soup? Our freezers are full of it and runner beans, they seem to double in size overnight almost!

Our preserving pan and largest saucepan are aluminium, are these OK to use?

I'm not a fan of aluminium for anything containing vinegar as it can give a metallic taste to the final product. However, others do use them.

Have a glut of courgettes this year and they just keep coming,so after making pots of soup tried the chutney recipe, it is really delicious.I had to fast boil for about 15mins to reduce the liquid but then it turned out the perfect consistency.I suggest anyone else who doesn't know what to do with all their courgettes try this recipe & also courgette soup which is just chopped courgettes onions garlic & stock liquidised with cream added when cooked.We have just started adding some spinach to the recipe as well which gives more depth to the soup.

Hi
We've been away for three weeks and now have a large number of courgettes that look like marrows! Will this recipe work for them as well?
Thanks

Yes it will.

Thanks Val,
Looks like I've got a busy day ahead!

I'm making it at the moment. Bit worried that I've made it a bit chunky, and its taking a while to thicken/reduce. Assume leaving it a bit longer will do the job – would like to avoid cornflour if I can. It smells divine!

I made this a couple of weeks ago, and am about to make batch no 2 in my nice new stainless steel masling pan! Had a teaspoonful to try before bottling and it tasted great – better than a previous recipe I had tried.
Will be ready in time for Christmas and I have suitable covers and labels ready!

I have gazillions of cucumbers – has anyone tried using them instead of courgettes in this recipe, if so, what are your results??

lol x