Saturday, 17 May 2014

tamarillo - a recipe

Autumn's bounty.
"Seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness"  (Keats) has arrived.  This is the harvest so far.  The small red fruit are Tamarillo.  Tamarillo are plentiful and make a great chutney which goes beautifully on a cheeseboard.


Tamarillo Chutney

Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 kg tamarillos, peeled (3lb)
  • 1 1/2 kg apples - peeled, cored and chopped (3lb)
  • 500 g (1lb) onions, chopped
  • 1 Cup sultanas
  • 1 kg brown sugar (2lb)
  • 2 Cups vinegar (white or cider)
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions
  1. Place all the ingredients in a large pot and bring to the boil,
    Stirring (making sure the sugar is dissolved before it boils).
    Simmer uncovered for approximately 2 hours, stirring often.
  2. Pour into warm sterilised jars and seal immediately.

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