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Pear, Date & Ginger Chutney

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I’m still looking for things to do with pears, so here’s a chutney I’m hoping will be fantastic with cheese or meat, later in the winter, when it’s had time to mature.

Pear recipe #4 for 2017

Ingredients

1kg pears, peeled, cored and finely chopped

About 30 dates – stoned and chopped

300ml cider vinegar

2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

375g sugar – I used a mixture of dark and light brown sugar

1.5 teaspoons ground ginger

Some cinnamon (a bit more than a pinch!)

A pinch of nutmeg and a pinch of cayenne pepper

Method

Put the chopped pears, cider vinegar and garlic into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer for about 20-30 minutes.

This makes about 3 x 360ml jars of chutney plus 1 smaller 200ml jar, so get the jars ready. Heat clean jars in the oven at 100C. Have waxed paper and the lids ready

Add the sugar, dates, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cayenne pepper and cook for another 20-30 minutes until the liquid has reduced and the chutney is thick and gloopy.

Pour into hot jars, cover with wax discs and screw the lids on. Store for around 3 months to allow the taste to mature.

Please note… this chutney has not been tasted at maturety as I’ve not made it before! It tasted nice after making it – but the garlic was quite strong. I’ll be back in 3 months to let you know if it’s good. If you make this recipe too – we can compare notes around Xmas or the New Year. Let me know if you do!

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