Green Tomato Chutney
The end-of-season recipe that rescues every green tomato the frost is about to claim. Chunky, tangy-sweet, and warmly spiced — a chutney that belongs next to roasted meats, on cheese boards, and stirred into grain bowls all winter. Better than anything you'd find in a gourmet shop.
Ingredients
🌱 From Your Homestead
- green tomatoes (3 lbs, roughly chopped)
- apples (2, peeled and diced)
🛒 From the Store
- onion (1 large, diced)
- apple cider vinegar (1 cup)
- brown sugar (1 cup)
- raisins (1/2 cup)
- fresh ginger (1 tbsp, grated)
- mustard seeds (1 tsp)
- cinnamon (1/2 tsp)
- cayenne (pinch)
- salt (1 tsp)
- canning jars
How to Make It
- Gather your ingredients: green tomatoes (3 lbs, roughly chopped), apples (2, peeled and diced), onion (1 large, diced), apple cider vinegar (1 cup), brown sugar (1 cup), and the rest.
- Prep your homestead ingredients — wash, chop, and measure: green tomatoes (3 lbs, roughly chopped), apples (2, peeled and diced).
- Cook uncovered and stir every 10 minutes — you want the liquid to reduce by about half. The chutney is done when a spoon dragged across the bottom of the pot leaves a trail that doesn't immediately fill back in. Under-reducing gives you watery chutney; patience gives you thick, jammy spoonfuls.
- Cook for approximately 1 hr 30 min. Adjust to taste and serve 32 portions.
- Plate, enjoy, and share with your household!
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