Fruit Chutney Recipes

• Serves: 12-24 canning jars (depending on size)
• Prep Time: 1hr min
• Total Time: 9-10 hrs

Ingredients

• 8lbs or 12 Med Tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups coarse chopped peaches
• 1 1/2 cups coarse chopped pears
• 2 cups coarse chopped apples
• 1 1/2 cups coarse chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons whole
• mixed pickling spice
• 1 small hot red pepper (2 tablespoons chopped)
• 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups white vinegar

Instructions

Combine veg & fruit.
Tie spices in cheesecloth bag.
Add spices, sugar, salt and vinegar.
Bring to boil.
Add other ingredients.
Cook uncovered until thickened.
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How I do it is slightly different...
1st I skin* tomatoes, peaches, pears, apples and onions.
Chop all veg and fruit into 1" cubes.
Place all veg and fruit into large pot.
Begin to simmer.
Add spice bags.
Add sugar, salt and vinegar.
Simmer all day (approx 8+ hours)

After 5-8 hrs have passed on simmer, most of the fruit will have gone to mush (the tomatoes, peaches) ...some of the harder fruit like the pears and apples will still appear chunky. At this point you have 2 choices; have a chunkier yet runnier chutney or use a hand blender to mix up the remaining fruit...but becareful!...this is super hot if it splashes on your skin. I always choose to puree the remaining fruit and go for a thicker chutney.

Boil your canning jars, sterilize the lids and caps, use a canning funnel (highly recommended) and scoop out your delicious condiment into jars for preserving! This is a great way to save money on condiments at the store or they also double as a great gift idea!

It is our expert opinion that this is best served with pork. 2nd best is chicken. Enjoy!

Easy way to skin tomatoes and peaches is to score or slice skin with sharp knife in an X on the bottom of the fruit. Gently drop tomato or peaches into large pot of boiling water for 20 seconds and then with a large spoon, scoop them out and place in cold water & ice cube bowl. The hot water makes skinning them easier, the cold water stops the cooking process. Where the X was scored the peel of the fruit will be easier to remove and discard. Everett skipped this step and just chopped them skins and all.