Tomato Chutney

Submitted by Mandy

"I got given a large lot of tomatoes from a grower so used some to make this, this is a lovely sweet chutney that goes great on sandwiches or alongside some roast beef or lamb and if stored correctly will apparently keep for up to 1 year."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 3 cups

ingredients

• 1 kg ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 3 onions, chopped
• 2 apples, peeled, cored & chopped
• 1 pear, peeled & chopped
• 2 3⁄4 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

directions

1. Slowly bring all ingredients to the boil in a large saucepan, stir until sugar dissolves, reduce heat.
2. Simmer, covered for approx 2 hours or until mixture is thick, stirring occasionally.
3. Allow to stand for 5 mins before spooning into sterilised jars. Seal immediately.
4. When cool, label & date.

Reviews

[Lalaloula]

I hate to leave such a low rating, but this chutney was just too sweet for us. We loved the idea of having onion, apple, pear, tomato and chili flavours all mingling with a little sweetness, but in the end all we could taste was sweetness and heat. We dont eat a lot of chutney, maybe that is why this one wasnt for us. For someone else this might be a 5 star recipe, but for us it unfortunately was not.<br/>THANK YOU SO MUCH nonetheless for sharing your recipe here with us, Mandy!<br/>Made and reviewed for Aussie/NZ Recipe Swap #48 January 2011

 

[Chef floWer]

This is so easy to make and so yummy. I made the whole three cups and it made four jars (two small jars and two large jars). I think if I make this again I would grate everything (onions, apples and pear) and finely chop the tomato's. The chutney didn't break down as well as I wanted them, maybe I had the simmer down to low, so I puree half of the batch. Will be giving a jar to my parent in laws, neighbor and maybe enter one in into a local tomato chutney competition/contest if I'm not late to enter. Thanks **Mandy** for posting this recipe.

 

[Tisme]

This is a great and easy chutney recipe to make. I got 3 jars of this fantastic chutney recipe. I did peel the tomatoes (only because the family hate tomato skins in anything) but the rest was followed exactly as per recipe. DH cut up the ingredients and they were a little large, but I just waited for everything to cook down and mashed them......... just a little, during cooking. This chutney turned out perfectly, and the taste....well I only had a taste whilst bottling . ........But the what I did taste was fantasctic, sweet yet spicy, with a great tomato flavour. Thank You Mandy I am making more again this week.

 

[DeeCooks]

What I ended up with was quite good, but I had no idea what mixed spices to use...so I winged it with some other chutney recipes. I made one cup because I don't can, but I'm sure it will be gone before the week is over! Yummy!

 

[Sydney Mike]

Made this specifically to use in Mandy's recipe #300250, but since I also enjoy chutney, I just had to try this one out! DEFINITELY A KEEPER, & the next time I have a sandwich bar, this will be on it! Enjoyed the combo of tomato, apple & pear here!