Plum Chutney

Recipe for: PLUM CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

• 1 kg plums, halved & stoned
• 6-12 plum stones, cracked to extract the kernels
• 500g cooking apples, peeled & chopped
• 250g pitted prunes
• 500g red onions, chopped
• 500g golden granulated sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 750ml red wine vinegar
• 1 tblsp black peppercorns
• 10 cloves
• 10cm cinnamon stick

Method:

1. put the plums, apples, prunes & onions into a large pan with the sugar, salt & vinegar
2. bruise the peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon & plum stone kernels with a pestle & mortar, and tie them loosely in a piece of muslin
3. heat the pan gently, stirring frequently until the sugar is completely dissolved, and some liquid has been drawn from the fruit
4. add the spice bag & cook the mixture down slowly, stirring frequently as it thickens
5. when it is well hunkered down & thick, remove & discard the spice bag
6. pot into sterilised jars, label & date.  Cool completely before sealing

What else you need to know:

• delicious with salads & cold meats, pork pies
• also good with roast pork, goose, chicken, turkey