TOMATO CHUTNEY

[littlefish 586]

My tomatoes did not do so well this year - perhaps due to too much rain and not enough sun? The plants have had a right battering in the last few days and they are ready to be scrapped now. There is still quite a lot of small green tomatoes on them and i was thinking of having a go at making chutney. I have never made chutney before so if anyone has any simple recipies i would be grateful if you could put them up.

 

Cheers

[mattydski 560]

My tomatoes did not do so well this year - perhaps due to too much rain and not enough sun? The plants have had a right battering in the last few days and they are ready to be scrapped now. There is still quite a lot of small green tomatoes on them and i was thinking of having a go at making chutney. I have never made chutney before so if anyone has any simple recipies i would be grateful if you could put them up.

 

Cheers

 

Tried this last year, unfortunately my tomatoes failed as well this year, not even green ones..

still eating last years, not bad either

 

(4lb) Green Tomatoes

(1½lb) Onions

(1lb) Cooking Apples

(1lb) Soft Brown Sugar

600ml (1 pint) Vinegar

(8oz) Seedless Raisins or Chopped Dates

(1oz) Root Ginger

8 Red Chillies

2 tsp Salt

 

Wash and chop the tomatoes, peel and chop the onions.

Place the tomatoes, onions, apple and half of the vinegar into a heavy bottomed saucepan, bring to the boil and cook for about 30 minutes or until tender.

Place the bruised ginger and chillies into a muslin bag and add to the mixture.

Add the raisins or dates.

Continue cooking for 1 hour until the mixture starts to thicken, stirring occasionally.

Add the sugar, remaining vinegar and salt, stirring until fully dissolved.

Continue simmering, pressing the muslin bag occasionally with a wooden spoon, until the mixture becomes thick, stirring occasionally.

Remove the muslin bag before potting.

Leave for 4 - 6 weeks to allow the flavour to mature

 

Have fun

[Jim Grant 4]

Mattydski.

Just further south of you but my Tomatoes (greenhouse grown) are poor this year. My recipe is much the same as yours although I don't use as many chillies. Are you into serious Madrassi curries?

Edited September 6, 2008 by Jim Grant

[mattydski 560]

Mattydski.

Just further south of you but my Tomatoes (greenhouse grown) are poor this year. My recipe is much the same as yours although I don't use as many chillies. Are you into serious Madrassi curries?

 

 

Ilike it HOT HOT HOT..

gives me an excuse for more cider....

 

To be honest Jim, i dont know anyone with good tomatoes this year, mine were outdoor though..

Hope to clear land for a greenhouse next year..

Matt

[Jim Grant 4]

Mattydski.

We get so many late frosts here we have to get them into Greenhouses. I have had a few Toms, Cucumbers and Peppers so far, but I think thats it. Chillies and Aubergenes were very poor.

 

There has been so much cold wet weather and lack of sunshine that nothing has really done well this year. Just grateful to get the stuff out of the ground and into store or freezer. It clears the ground for the Autumn planting.

[mattydski 560]

Mattydski.

We get so many late frosts here we have to get them into Greenhouses. I have had a few Toms, Cucumbers and Peppers so far, but I think thats it. Chillies and Aubergenes were very poor.

 

There has been so much cold wet weather and lack of sunshine that nothing has really done well this year. Just grateful to get the stuff out of the ground and into store or freezer. It clears the ground for the Autumn planting.

 

Spinach, rocket, raddish, spring onion, parsnip, main onion, sweede, turnip, lettuce, peas, brussles, apples, plums. All good

Tomatoes, cucumber, pumpkin, stawberries(maiden) potatoes, beetroot, cherries, beans, pears, raspberries, carrott . All very poor.

I may have ground problems though, which could account for some of the failure. Some of it was newly cleared this year.

Matt

[Jim Grant 4]

Matt.

You must have a number of mature top fruit trees. Been espalier training apples and Fan training pears and plums this past couple of years. Too much late frost to try Cherries. Removing all the immature fruit until this year. Should be able to leave some fruit next year.

 

I grow my veg organically in raised beds (4' x 30'). Twenty beds, four of which are given over to growing tatties in exhibition black bags, easy to harvest and no weeding (landscape fabric). One bed made over to herbs.

 

Use a Greenhouse for seed propogation, another for pricked out plants, another for Tomatoes and Cucumber. Polytunnel for Peppers, Aubergenes, Chillies and tomatillos, also used for early and late salads and greens.

 

I have to use an open covered wirenet shelving to dry my Onions, shallots and Garlic for stringing. I am busy trying to get stuff into store or freezer to clear ground for Autumn Planting

 

I try to grow veg that you cannot get from the Supermarkets. In fact I only buy mushrooms from them.

[shepp 2,285]

Has anybody found there tomatoes lacking flavour this year, mine are very fleshy and not juicey either.

[Jim Grant 4]

Shepp.

Been a bitch of a year for toms, cucumbers and other greenhouse plants. No heat and no sunshine. The toms that have matured have been OK but Cucumbers have tasted very dry.

Lots of green toms for chutney.

[shepp 2,285]

Shepp.

Been a bitch of a year for toms, cucumbers and other greenhouse plants. No heat and no sunshine. The toms that have matured have been OK but Cucumbers have tasted very dry.

Lots of green toms for chutney.

 

Jim do you think if my tomatoes are not up to much, then would it be a waste of good ingredients to try and make chutney with them.

I eat tomato chutney all the time and it's not cheap to buy.

[Jim Grant 4]

Shepp.

You can make decent chutney out of almost anything. Green toms are better than most. Get a recipe that suits your taste, spicey or not. Enjoy.

[kreet 0]

iv got a good few pounds here they turned out ok i think its my first go they were greenhouse grown and quite juicy had tomatoe omlete for breakfast every day this week with a bit home grown chilli's and a few onions my grandad grows the onions though i havent the space .

[littlefish 586]

Cheers for the recipe for tomato chutney. I had a go at making it but i left out the raisins - i hate raisins but put in some celery to bulk it up as i had some handy. It tastes good in sandwiches - especially as i know what went into it..........but it looks a bit ugly, never mind, it tastes good and it has used up all the wee green tomatoes - i kept the larger ones to ripen on the kitchen window sill. Better luck next year, eh?

[scottishlass 57]

i have loads of toms some in the green house some large but they are all still green like everyones seem to be

[Guest bigredbusa]

well all ive got is red red red , any ideas for them , getting pissed off with salsa