Rhubarb Raisin Chutney Food

RHUBARB CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, vinegar, garlic, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, red pepper flakes and cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. , Add the rhubarb, onion and raisins. Cook and stir over medium heat until rhubarb is tender and mixture is slightly thickened, 5-10 minutes. Stir in food coloring if desired. Cool completely. Store in the refrigerator.

RHUBARB CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon salt until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and add wine and raisins. Return to heat, and bring to a boil; cook for 1 minute. Add sugar, and stir until it dissolves. Stir in half the rhubarb. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, partially covered, until rhubarb breaks down, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining rhubarb. Raise heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until second batch of rhubarb just begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Let cool completely.

RHUBARB, CHERRY, AND GOLDEN RAISIN CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place raisins, cherries, and brandy in heavy small saucepan and let macerate 30 minutes. Toast mustard seeds and aniseed in small skillet over medium heat until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add toasted seeds to dried fruit mixture. Simmer over low heat until liquid is absorbed, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add rhubarb, sugar, and lime juice. Simmer until all liquid is absorbed and rhubarb is soft, about 7 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer chutney to bowl; cover and chill. DO AHEAD Chutney can be made 1 week ahead. Keep chilled.

RHUBARB-RAISIN CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the brown sugar, vinegar, water, ginger, lemon zest and cinnamon stick to a boil over high heat until sugar dissolves.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add in the rhubarb and raisins or currants; increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until the rhubarb is tender (about 6-7 minutes).
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve warm or cover and refrigerate.
• Rewarm slightly before using.

RHUBARB CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Slice rhubarb. Heat raisins in Muscat and 1/2 cup of water until plump. Heat oil in medium sauce pan, add the mustard seeds, aleppo chili and Lucknowi, cook until fragrant. Add the chopped ginger and sweat. Add slices rhubarb and saute quickly. Add the muscat and the raisins and cook rapidly. Make sure that the rhubarb does not get mashed up. Season with salt and pepper, remove from heat and cool rapidly.

RAISIN AND TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Put the raisins, sugar, tamarind pulp, 1/2 cup water, Garam Masala, ginger, chile and onions into a medium saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool slightly, and then stir in the cilantro.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, cardamom pods, cloves and cinnamon sticks on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until they are aromatic, 15 to 20 minutes. Grind to a powder in an electric spice grinder. Store in an airtight jar.

RHUBARB CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a pan, heat the cider vinegar and caster sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Add the chopped rhubarb, dates, ginger and cardamom pod and cook for 15-20 mins or until the rhubarb has broken down and the liquid has reduced to a thick chutney. Season with salt and serve with the hoppers, cauliflower curry and leek seeni sambol (see goes well with, right). Will keep in a sterilised jar for three months in a cool, dark place.

RHUBARB CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Grate zest from both oranges and set aside.
• Cut oranges into sections and remove white membrane and discard and let orange sections drop into a bowl along with any juice.
• Remove orange sections from bowl and chop coarsely; return to bowl along with any juice.
• In a large non-reactive pot, (stainless or enamel pots), combine rhubarb, oranges including juice, onions, brown sugar, raisins and vinegar.
• Tie mustard seeds, allspice and peppercorns in a cheese cloth bag and add to pot.
• Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered for about 1 1/2 hours or until thickened, stirring frequently.
• Remove spice bag and discard.
• Prepare half-pint jars for canning.
• Ladle chutney into prepared jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Wipe tops of jars, and place lids and screw tops according to manufacturers instructions.
• Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
• Remove jars from bath and let cool completely.
• Lids should be concave when sealed.
• Store in a cool, dark place.
• NOTE: TO FREEZE RHUBARB Cut stalks into 1 inch pieces.
• Spread pieces on a cookie sheet and place in freezer until firm.
• Remove rhubarb pieces from sheet and place into zip-lok bags or seal in vacuum sealed bags.
• Store in freezer for up to one year.

RHUBARB CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place the rhubarb, sugar and lemon juice in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a simmer and add the remaining ingredients.
• Continue to simmer 20 minutes or so, until the rhubarb is tender but still holds its shape.
• The chutney will keep for many months in the refrigerator. For pantry storage, transfer the mixture to sterilized jars, seal with sterilized lids and process five minutes in a boiling water bath, or alternatively, place the hot mixture in freshly sterilized jars, seal the jars with sterilized lids and invert the jars on the countertop for five minutes. (This is a new method that has proved safe.)

RHUBARB, ONION, AND RAISIN CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook the onions in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until they are softened. While the onions are cooking, in a bowl combine the raisins, 1/2 cup hot water, the vinegar, the cloves, and the sugar, let the mixture stand for 15 minutes, and stir it into the onions. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring, top it with the rhubarb (do not stir in the rhubarb), and cook the mixture, covered, at a slow boil for 5 minutes. Stir the mixture, cook it, uncovered, for 3 to 5 minutes more, or until the rhubarb is just tender, and season the chutney with salt and pepper. The chutney may be made 1 week in advance and kept in an airtight container and chilled. Serve the chutney warm or at room temperature.

RAISIN CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients in a blender to form a coarse paste adding the lemon juice last.
• Keeps for about 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

SPICY RHUBARB CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan combine the ingredients of part 1.
• Bring to a boil and stir to dissolve sugar.
• Add the ingredients of part 2.
• Bring back to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until thick, stirring often, about 1-1 1/2 hours .
• Ladle into clean hot jars leaving 1/2 inch head space and process in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes.