Pear And Mint Chutney Food

MINT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the cilantro, mint leaves, chile pepper, salt, onion and tamarind juice. Process to a fine paste, adding enough water to achieve a thick sauce.

PEAR CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, combine red pepper, onion, jalepeno, vinegar, honey, and allspice. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
• Add pears and raisins and return to boiling. Cook chutney, stirring occasionally, 5 to 8 minutes longer or until pears just start to soften.
• Meanwhile, in large kettle, cover 2 pint or 4 half-pint canning jars with water and heat to boiling over high heat; boil 10 minutes to sterilize. Drain jars on clean towel. In small saucepan, cover the jar lids and bands with water and heat to simmering. Remove from heat and leave lids and bands in water until ready to use
• Spoon chutney into drained, hot jars Fill to within 1/2-inch of top of jars. Wipe rims of jars with damp cloth and seal with lids and bands. Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes. Cool jars; label and store in cool, dark, dry place.

MINT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the first 8 ingredients; cover and process until smooth, adding water to reach desired consistency.

GOLDEN PEAR CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Cook the pears in water to cover until they are medium-soft. Drain, saving the water, then make a syrup of the water in which the pears were cooked and the brown sugar by boiling in a large nonreactive pot until thick, about 20 to 30 minutes. While the syrup is boiling, add the remaining ingredients to the pears, then mix everything together and cook for about 30 minutes or until the raisins are softened, the onions are transparent, and the chutney has a good thick consistency. Transfer to sterilized jars and seal; process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

ROASTED PEAR MANGO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil a baking sheet.
• Toss the pear halves in a bowl with the lemon juice, cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. Place cut side down on prepared baking sheet. Brush pears with oil. Roast until caramelized and tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
• Meanwhile, mix together 1/4 cup brown sugar, maple syrup, mango, red onion, chili, garlic, ginger, dried cherries, cider vinegar, and cayenne pepper in a non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered until liquid thickens to a syrup-like consistency and mangoes look translucent, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Coarsely chop pears and combine with the mango mixture. Cover and refrigerate 24 hours before serving.

TOMATO PEAR CHUTNEY

Steps:

• 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.

RAISIN PEAR CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring vinegar and brown sugar to a boil. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until chutney reaches desired consistency., Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles, wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

PEAR APPLE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Halve and core pears and apples. Cut 2 pear halves and 2 apple halves into 1/4-inch-thick slices and chop remaining pears and apples.
• In a saucepan combine sliced and chopped pears and apples with remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer, stirring gently. Simmer chutney, covered, stirring occasionally, until fruit is just tender, 10 to 15 minutes, and cool. Chutney may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Serve chutney chilled or at room temperature.

PEAR CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil with 5 8-ounce or 10 4-ounce canning jars and their lids.
• Peel the zest from the lemon with a vegetable peeler and set aside. Squeeze the lemon. Place the juice in a large bowl. Peel pears, core them and cut into 1-inch to 2-inch chunks. Place in the bowl with lemon juice, toss to coat with the juice and reserve.
• Place the lemon zest, onion, ginger slices, and garlic in the work bowl of a food processor. Process until coarsely chopped. Scrape into a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish. Add spices, salt and sugar. Cook, uncovered, in a 650- to 700-watt oven at 100 percent power for 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and stir well. Add reserved pears with any lemon juice in the bottom of the bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except water chestnuts and additional lemon juice. Cover tightly with microwave-oven plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power for 10 minutes or until pears are tender when pierced with a knife.
• Leaving dish in oven, prick plastic to release steam and uncover. Stir in water chestnuts. Re-cover and cook at 100 percent power for 2 minutes.
• Remove from oven. Prick plastic to release steam and uncover. Stir in lemon juice and divide chutney among sterilized jars. Store, tightly covered and refrigerated, for up to six months.

PEAR CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients except for the raisins and nuts in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes, until fruit is very tender and the liquid has thickened, stirring frequently.
• Remove the pan from the heat, stirring in the raisins and nuts.
• Allow to cool to room temperature. Remove and discard the bay leaves. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.