courgette chutney

[mandyballantyne]

First time ever making chutney as I am not a fan but this looked good.

Simmering as I type and it smells fantastic, lets hope it tastes as good and I have not over or under cooked it!

Thanks for the receipe, Mandy

[Alison]

Yes, I always find that the time that recipes claim to cook chutney is woefully out - the first time I did some I ended up turning it off, covering and going to bed so that I could fire it up for a few more hours the next day . Oh and I was confused about the courgette seeds bit too although suppose if you let them get big them you do get some.

[Two_Sheds]

did you really mean 6 hours?

Yep. I hate those recipes that lie and say simmer for 2 hrs, I decided to tell it like it is

Did you take the seeds out of the courgettes or leave them?

Seeds? I don't get seeds in courgettes...?

[HeyWayne]

How weird! I was only looking for this at lunch time...

[T-lady]

PW French Black Courgette Chutney (spicy)

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Simmer for about 6 hrs (stirring every half hour or so) until well thick.

Pour into sterilised jars ~ I've kept chutney for 3 yrs okay, it'll probably keep even longer than that


* I filled 17 assorted jars, sized from pesto to Bonne Maman

Lovely sounding recipe TwoSheds but did you really mean 6 hours? Woof! Quite a commitment to a simmer!

Did you take the seeds out of the courgettes or leave them?

[Two_Sheds]

PW French Black Courgette Chutney (spicy)

4 lb (1.8 kg) courgettes, chopped small (& skinned if they're big tough ones)
2lb 8oz (1.1 kg) ripe or green tomatoes, halved (I used PW French Blacks)
2lb 8oz (1.1 kg) onions, sliced
2lb 8oz (1.1 kg) brown sugar
2 tbsp ground ginger
2 tbsp mustard seeds
2 tsp black pepper
2 pints vinegar
2 heads of garlic, crushed
handful of sultanas
1 tbsp cayenne pepper (I used smoked paprika)
2 tbsp chilli seeds/flakes, or fresh chillies to taste
2 tsp salt

17 sterilised jars*

Put all ingredients in a maslin and bring slowly to the boil, stirring now and again. Pick out the tomato skins as they float to the surface (but it's easier if you skin them first).

Simmer for about 6 hrs (stirring every half hour or so) until well thick.

Pour into sterilised jars ~ I've kept chutney for 3 yrs okay, it'll probably keep even longer than that


* I filled 17 assorted jars, sized from pesto to Bonne Maman

[taff]

I made this last year, and do you know, i haven't even opened my own jar yet...

[The Large One]

SWMBO just finished in the kitchen making her own batch of courgette chutney
courgette and ginger jam tommorow

[Shadylane]

Since discovering chutney and pickles last year I no longer think this is too many. Especially considering I restricted myself to 6 this year and then they all got set back by really late frosts. Glut will be a while yet I think

[Two_Sheds]

bumpity bump


I somehow planted 12 courgettes this year

[sylvia@sylqy.net]

Hi
I made this chutney last night , really good ,can't wait to eat some with some nice cheese.

[binley100]

......bumping this again cos I made this recipe and gave a jar to my neighbours who are asian and are always giving us food parcels.

They thought it was wonderful

[Shadylane]

Yes Asda do curry sauce and pickled red cabbage for around 10/9p. I froze the sauce (actually you just reminded me what that brown stuff in the bottom of the freezer is) and the cabbage is in a plastic bowl. I fear it may end up in the bin as it is rank. Do you think someone on freecycle may want it? seems wrong to throw away

[ladylottie]

Making lots of chutney, this sounds a good one. I'm running out of jars though. The girls at work think I'm mad - I've got them saving toilet roll "inner tubes" for bean and pea planting, now jars (I though I had plenty)

rustylady - think this has been mentioned before on another thread, but I have been buying jars of Sainsbury's Basic Curry Sauce at 9 pence a jar. The sauce is not brilliant, so I've been throwing it away and using the cheap jars for my jams & chutneys. That way all the jars are the same size/shape (if it matters, but they're easier to store). I think Asda sell something similar for 9 pence as well.
Go and have a mooch round the supermarket.

Sorry - just noticed this was on an old thread that had been "bumped" !

[Bren In Pots]

Just bumping this recipe because I've found it while doing a search, and I'm making it either today or tomorrow.