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Mrs Balls South African Chutney Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • The fruit should be left in the soaking vinegar overnight, then cooked in the same vinegar until soft. Drain.
  • Put the fruit through a mill.
  • Add the sugar and onions and cook in a pot with the brown wine vinegar. (The amount of vinegar depends on the consistency: it should not be too runny or too thick, but have the same consistency as the end product you find in the bottle.)
  • Add spices and cook for one to two hours. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent burning.
  • Sterlise your bottles and spoon in the mixture. That's it - you've got Mrs Ball's Chutney.
  • To make the chutney hot, add 75 g chopped chillies.
  • To make peach chutney, omit the apricots and use 850 g dried peaches instead.

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    " It was excellent "
    chillihead ate it and said...
    i think it is superb.. i added chilli flakes, and 400g of bottled bishop's crowns... really very very nice!
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  • sella 14 years ago
    I only used two cause the recipy say use but not to let it get too runny...I also didnt have dreid apricots so I used selfmade canned ones...in the meanwhile Ive added 2 canns cause it was very runny...but it´s got a very very strong vinegar taste...and I also didnt have red Pepper so I used black...but only half and still it´s very peppery...we like Hot chutney..but this I think is a bit too much.
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  • sella 14 years ago
    I´m busy cooking this recipy, only 2l of vinnegar ...it´s got a very strong vin. taste how can I change that?
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  • nerens4 14 years ago
    Ek saql dit probeer,baie dankie!!
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    " It was excellent "
    tuilelaith ate it and said...
    Hey you got my ^5! Come join me in my new Chutney Group!
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  • chillimo 14 years ago
    My sincere apologies for not making it clearer. I've edited the recipe, it's only 3lt vinegar. Hope it makes sense now.
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  • chillimo 14 years ago
    My sincere apologies for not making it clearer. I've edited the recipe. Hope it makes sense now.
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  • ristows 15 years ago
    Chillimo. I would like to test this recipe, but sorry I have to query directly. Have you not made an error with the amounts of vinegar - that as much a 7 litres and less than 1 kg of dried fruit. Have I misunderstood your directions?
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  • chillimo 15 years ago
    I think brown vinegar a slightly milder, but use your discretion:)
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    " It was excellent "
    minitindel ate it and said...
    i love chutneys this is so great thanks for sharing all of these ...............
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    " It was excellent "
    elgab89 ate it and said...
    Wow, these are very precise instructions. I like the ingredients, however is the brown vinegar a little less sharp, as this recipe seems to have a lot of it.
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