Tomato Pear Chutney
"This chutney recipe is from the good folks at Bacardi."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
4 cups
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup white vinegar
- 1⁄3 cup spiced rum
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 large sweet onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons mustard seeds
- 3 medium bartlett pears, slightly underripe
- 2 medium tomatoes, fully ripened, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch chunks
directions
- In a medium nonreactive saucepan, stir together the vinegar, spiced rum, sugar, onions, ginger and mustard seeds until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil over high heat. Adjust heat so the mixture boils gently and cook for 15 minutes to reduce the mixture slightly. Remove pan from the heat.
- Peel and core the pears. Cut them into 1/4 inch chunks.
- Immediately stir the pear chunks into the vinegar mixture to prevent discolouring.
- Return the saucepan to the heat. Bring mixture to a simmer over medium high heat. Add the tomatoes. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 50 minutes longer, or until the pears have cooked down and are softened but still retain some shape. (The chutney will be just slightly fluid but will thicken when chilled.) Let cool briefly.
- Pour the chutney into glass storage jars. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until thoroughly chilled and slightly thickened.
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I am a classically trained chef and a grad of NECI in Vermont. I ran my own catering company for years and then decided to switch gears and go to law school. I now practice law and cook just for fun.
I enjoy cooking for friends and DH and I entertain regularly. I also cook for my three golden retrievers and have found several wonderful biscuit recipes here at Zaar.
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