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[BeckyBoo]

if you have a glut of courgettes, you could do worse than to try this...

 

750g / 1 1/2lb courgettes, sliced

1 1/2 tablespoons salt

250g / 8oz ripe tomatoes, skinnes and chooped (or in my case just chopped, or like tonight, half a tin of plum tomatoes )

125g / 4oz onions chopped

125g / 4oz sultanas

1 tablespoon co"Ooops, word censored!"ly grated orange rind (never added this as never had them in )

500g / 1lb sugar

350ml / 12fl oz spiced vinegar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

50g / 2oz chopped walnuts (never added these either as don't like them in chutneys)

 

Put the courgettes in a colander, sprinkle with the salt and leave to drain for 2 hours. (or until you remember them anyway )Then rinse and dry.

Put them into a pan with everything else except the walnuts, heat gently til the sugar has dissolved. Simmer til thickened. OR, if you are me, simmer for ages til you get completely bored with it not thickening, take a tablespoon of cornflour, add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar, mix together then add to the pan and stir til thickened! (repeat twice if necessary ) Stir in the walnuts.

Pour into hot sterilised jars, seal and, when it's cold, have a big dollop with strong cheese! Lasts for ages in the fridge. So I'm told. Ours normally lasts about a week. Sometimes

 

Mrs B

[Couperwife]

sounds lovely

 

also sounds like you have a laugh cooking it

 

thank you (im going to check the allotment tomorrow for more courgetttes )

 

cathy

x

[Egluntyne]

I love the little asides in that recipe MrsB.

 

Sounds scrumptious..

[Lesley]

I could make it with my courgettes which are aspiring to be marrows

[Omletina Kyckling]

I love your description, I wish more cookery books were like this i.e. reality!!

 

I made this on Saturday and it is absolutely delicious! Thanks!

[Snowy]

Going to give it a shot as well! How many jars did that recipe make?

[Omletina Kyckling]

I got three large jam jars worth out of it.....

[Snowy]

Thanks Diane ...

I haven't got enough courgettes, but I have loads of toms so I may have to improvise a bit myself

[Snowy]

Got a wonderful haul of apples today thanks to freecycle, so have made up the lack of courgettes with apples! And I had a large bottle of chinese chianking vinegar in the cupboard, so used that! It's bubbling away right this minute, can't wait to try it!! (I wonder what is in chianking vinegar? )

 

Ah, maybe I should have googled it before I used it - Chinkiang is black rice vinegar and is sweeter and less acidic than western vinegars Uh oh

[BeckyBoo]

You never know, it might still be fantastic! It's quite a sweet chutney anyway, let us know how it turns out

 

Mrs B

[Snowy]

Well it has made 7 jars, and so far is definitely edible (tastes a bit like Branston!).

[Blackrocksrock]

Thank you for this recipe - I made 2 large jars and will keep it a while as chutney improves with keeping - I would chop the courgettes smaller next time as they stay round and large! but very nice