Beetroot Relish (2)

Tisme's Note:

Cleaning out my recipe drawer and I came across this very old recipe for relish that I used to make many years ago. This relish keeps so well (about 6 months in a cool dry place) and I remember everyone loved it. I used to serve it with meat (both hot and cold meats). Relish must be refrigerated after opening.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 7 cups

• 1 kg beetroot, roughly chopped (about 3 large)
• 750 g onions, chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 2 cups apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon plain flour

Directions:

1. Peel beetroot and chop roughly. Process both beetroot and onions in batches until very finely chopped.
2. Combine the beetroot and onion mixture with the sugar, salt, allspice and 1 1/2 cups of the vinegar in a large saucepan, bring mixture to boil, boil, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
3. Blend flour with the remaining vinegar and add to the beetroot mixture, stir over medium heat until the mixture boils and thickens.
4. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal when cold.

Reviews

[JustJanS]

I just made and bottled this and have to say of the three chutney/relishes I've made this week, this is the favourite straight out of the pan! It's super simple to make and the sweet, sour, earthy flavours are just perfect. I grated my beetroot and onion with the food processor (didn't fancy a smoother consistency) and wasn't sure if the allspice was whole berries or powder, so crushed the whole to a powder ;-). Can't wait to really try this after it's stood a week or so (about Christmas day I reckon!) The recipe yielded about 6 cups.