Name: Tomato chutney
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Makes 2 x 500g jars
Ingredients: 3 red onions thinly sliced; 1kg ripe tomatoes chopped; 8 cloves garlic thinly sliced; 2 thumb-sized pieces ginger peeled and finely chopped; 300g soft light brown sugar; 250ml red wine vinegar; 2 tsp dried chilli flakes

a jar of red tomato chutney on a wooden board with round crackers and a block of cheese

3 red onions
thinly sliced
1kg ripe tomatoes
chopped
8 cloves garlic
thinly sliced
2 thumb-sized pieces ginger
peeled and finely chopped
300g soft light brown sugar
250ml red wine vinegar
2 tsp dried chilli flakes

Method

step 1
Tip all of the ingredients into a large pan and simmer for 45 minutes over a medium heat until the tomatoes have completely broken down. Turn up the heat to high and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom regularly, for 20 minutes or until the mixture has become jammy.
step 2
Pour into sterilised jars and put on the lids. Once cool these will keep in a cool, dark place for three months if unopened. Once opened, keep in the fridge and consume within one month.