Tomato Chutney

Tomato chutney is a great way to store that glut of tomatoes that happens every time this year. And best of all it's delicious!

I picked up this recipe for free at my local supermarket. It's fast, simple, cheap and tasty, perfect for eating with cheeses and cold meats, or added to sandwiches to make them more interesting.

Had a bad, wet summer? Tomatoes not ripened? You might like my green tomato chutney instructable instead.

Step 1 Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 1kg ripe tomatoes
• 1 large onion (I used several small ones, 100g)
• a knob of butter
• a pinch of salt
• 100ml white wine vinegar
• 130g demerara sugar
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbshp wholegrain mustard

Kitchenware:

• a large pan
• 2 400ml jars
• something to stir with

Preheat your oven to 100 Celsius

Comments

[sunshiine]

Thanks for sharing this. Now I know what I will do with my extra tomatoes.

[rookie1]

I've been looking for this. All the other recipes are for green Chutney. My grandmother made ripe tomato Chutney but never used a recipe. I loved it. thanks. Dumb question time, what is demerara sugar. I've never heard of it.
Great instuctable

[lizzyastro]

I too just put the lids on when everything is still hot and then the press buttons draw in and stay down to show you have made the seal. Kilner (mason) jars work well too.

[lizzyastro]

I have now made a batch and the lids have popped down with a satisfying click. Now to wait for the flavour to develop before trying it. I'm glad to say mine looks pretty much like yours, so I must have done it about right :-)

[jehan60188]

awesome, the idea for sterilizing in an oven is brilliant!
just a tip, 100 C = 212 F, this is a bit on the hot side. the "danger zone" for food is 40-140F, so you just have to get the jars to 140F. Set your oven to 150F (something like 65, 70 C, I think) to save energy!

[jeff-o]

I've found, when canning salsa, that you can just pop the lid right on while everything is hot and it gets sucked down just like the wrap does (and just like a commercially canned jar). This way, you can easily tell later on if the lid has "popped" and the seal was broken.

[Ninzerbean]

Yummers, but how big is a "knob of butter?". I'm sure I could guess as knob doesn't seem to denote an exact measurement, but what does it mean generally?

[supersoftdrink]

usually I take it to mean 2-3 tablespoons

[Jayefuu]

Yeh, something like that. Enough to fry the onions in but not too much. I'll clarify later. :)

[Ninzerbean]

Thanks!

[l8nite]

the only problem with tomato chutney is there is never enough... real nice "ible"

[Jayefuu]

True! But at least with tomatoes you can buy them fairly cheaply for tomato chutney all year round!

[JohnJY]

For my sandwich.