Recipe for Courgette Chutney
Ingredients
- 4 lb courgettes
- 2lb 8oz onions
- 2lb 8oz brown sugar
- Large piece of fresh ginger
- 1/2 tspn pepper
- 2 pints malt vinegar
- 2 heads of garlic
- 2lb 8oz tomatoes
- 1 tspn cayenne pepper
- 2 tspn salt
Method
Chop all the vegetables, add vinegar, sugar and spices and bring slowly to the boil, stirring now and again. If the courgettes have a tough skin, you can peel them and compost the skins.
Simmer for about two hours (don't forget to stir as it will stick) until thick.
Pour into heated jars and seal.
Notes:
Needs at least three months to mature.
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Abi @ 1:55 pm
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
jeff @ 5:45 pm
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
Kerry @ 1:22 pm
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.
Alison Lakin @ 12:21 pm
How much does it make?
Val @ 2:52 pm
About 5 lbs.
Hannah @ 5:31 pm
How many regular sized jam jars is 5lbs (approx is fine). Very excited to make this one!
Val @ 11:16 pm
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".