Red Tomato Chutney

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 3 large onions, finely chopped
• salt
• 1/2 pint malt vinegar
• 1 lb sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 tablespoon english mustard powder
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place the chopped tomatoes and onion in a large dish or colander and cover with salt. leave for a few hours to drain off the liquid.
• 2 put the tomatoes and onions in a saucepan and add three quarters of the malt vinegar and boil for five minutes. stir in the sugar.
• 3 meanwhile blend the flour, mustard powder, curry power and cayenne pepper, if using, into a smooth paste with the remaining malt vinegar.
• 4 add the paste to the pan and simmer gently for one to one and a half hours. to test whether the chutney has reached the required consistency, draw a wooden spoon through the mixture: it should leave a clean path with no free liquid showing.
• 5 decant into warm jars.
• 6 the finished chutney mellows with keeping and should be kept for at least 6-8 weeks before eating.