There are always loads of recipes I'd like to try but lose them before I do. This is where I can record recipes I find interesting and keep notes on my experiments with them.

I have a system that I've adopted for working through recipes:

1 - New recipes are saved to the Experimental Mouffette and is labeled : Untested
2 - As I'm working out the changes I'd like to make (if any) it is labeled : Testing
3 - Once I think I've got the correct formula it is labeled : Test 1
4 - IF I am able to reproduce the effect a second time it is labeled : Test 2 - if I am not able to reproduce the effect, it remains Test 1
5 - The same process as step 4 is used to graduate it to Test 3
6 - Once I have been able to reproduce the effect successfully 3 times, it graduates to my main blog, La Mouffette Gourmande

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Green Tomato Chutney - Untested

From Helen Witty's "Fancy Pantry" (from Sarah Shephard)

Makes about 8 cups.

3 lbs completely green tomatoes
2 lbs firm tart apples
2 cups raisins
1.5 cups diced onions
2 tsp finely minced garlic
2 cups or less packed light brown sugar
1 cup or less white sugar
2 tsp pickling or other non-iodized salt
1.5 cups apple cider vinegar
3-4 tbsp finely minced ginger
1.5 tbsp mustard seed
2 tsp coriander
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp finely minced fresh hot red pepper, or .5 tsp pepper flakes, or .25 tsp cayenne
  1. Chop tomatoes into half-inch chunks--there should be about 8 cups. Put in a preserving (large sturdy) pan. Peel and core the apples, chop and add them. Add raisins, onion, garlic, brown and white sugar, salt, and vinegar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat and boil slowly uncovered for 30 minutes.
  2. Add ginger, mustard deed, coriander, cinnamon, pepper, return to a boil, and cook at a slow boil until it holds a mounded shape in when lifted in a spoon. Taste and adjust ingredients, remembering it will mellow with age.
  3. Ladle into hot clean pint or half-pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch of headspace. Seal with lids and process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Let mellow for a few weeks before serving.

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