Plum Chutney

Difficulty:
1/5

Ease of Preparation: Easy

Yields: 2 Cups (500ml)

Ingredients

1 lbs red plums, ripe but still firm

1 large gala apple

2/3 cup sugar (225ml)

6 tablespoons red wine vinegar (90ml)

1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger (15ml)

1 teaspoon chopped garlic (5ml)

2 teaspoons grated orange zest (30ml)

2 teaspoons of nutmeg (10ml)

2 teaspoons of cloves (10ml)

Method

Halve, pit the plums.   Dice into ½ inch cubes.  You should have 3 cups (750ml) of diced plums and place into a bowl.

Halve apples. Dice into ½ inch cubes. You should 1 cup of diced apples.

Place water and sugar into a saucepan. Stir to dissolve sugar and then bring to a boil.

Add vinegar, ginger, garlic and half of the diced plums and the diced apples.

Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the remaining plums, orange zest and cinnamon. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for 10 minutes or until thick and syrupy

Remove and cool.