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This Green tomato chutney recipe is a great combination of apples, shallots and green tomatoes. It is cheap & easy to make if you grow your own apples, shallots and green tomatoes. It is also a way of using up the damaged, pecked or wind blown apples.

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Ingredients for 5 or 6  500kg jars

• 1.5kg green tomatoes
• 1 kg cooking apple
• 450g shallots
• 450g sultanas
• 450g demerara sugar
• juice of 2 lemons
• 50g root ginger
• 50g salt
• 25g mustard seeds
• 1.75litres wine vinegar
• 2 red chillies

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Method

• cut up the tomatoes
• peel, core and chop the apples
• peel and slice the shallots
• crush the ginger with a rolling pin
• halve the chillies
• place the ginger & chillies in a muslin bag, tie it securely & place in the preserving pan, & add all the other ingredients
• put the pan on a gentle heat & stir until the sugar has dissolved
• then simmer for about two hours without the lid on the pan
• when there is no more runny liquid, and the chutney is creamy and thick, remove the muslin bag
• pour into warm, sterilised jars, cover, seal and label
• keep for 2 months to allow the flavour to develop

This recipe for green tomato chutney will make a good Christmas gift.

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