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Christmas chutney

The following Christmas chutney is a lovely festive condiment, ideal as a Christmas gift. It's very simple to make and can be used  in various ways - with nibbles, cheese, cold cuts of meat and so on. Try to make this chutney at least two weeks before using it, to let flavours properly infuse.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 30 people
Cuisine: British
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 750 g green apple
  • 1 medium onion
  • 500 g cranberries
  • 150 g pitted dates
  • 2 tangerines or clementines
  • 350 g light muscovado sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 500 ml white wine vinegar

Method
 

  1. Peel, core and the dice the apples, peel & roughly chop the onion. Zest the mandarins, squeeze their juice out then chop the flesh coarsely. Put aside the juice.
  2. Put everything into a large, heavy-based pan, bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently at a very low temperature for about 1 hour, until you get a thick, sticky jam.
  3. Spoon the chutney into cold, sterilized jars and seal well.
  4. Store in a cool place, and then in the fridge after opening.