Spiced pear chutney

Chutney recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 40 mins; recipe has demerara sugar, cider vinegar, perry, star anise, ground cumin, red onion, ginger, pear, chilli and sultana.

Spiced pear chutney

Spiced pear chutney

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Chutney
Servings

4 - 8

servings
Prep time

15 mins

Ingredients

  • Red Onion: 2 red onions, chopped
  • Cider Vinegar: 200ml cider vinegar
  • Ground Cumin: 1 tsp ground cumin
  • Chilli: red chillies, halved (and deseeded if you prefer)
  • Ginger: 1 tsp grated ginger
  • Sultana: 50g sultanas
  • Pear: 10 firm pears, peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • Demerara Sugar: 200g demerara sugar
  • Star Anise: 1 star anise
  • Perry: 100ml perry (pear cider)

Directions

  1. Put the sugar, cider vinegar, perry, star anise, cumin, red onions and ginger in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
  2. Add the pears and chillies and simmer for 40 mins until the liquid is syrupy and the pears are just cooked. Stir in the sultanas, remove from the heat and leave to cool, then spoon into sterilised jars.