Tomato Relish Chutney Recipe
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Recipe Overview
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 60 minutes
Ingredients Needed
- 500g/1.1lbs tomatoes (any variety, even tinned)
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup/60ml/2flozs white wine vinegar
- 100g/3.5ozs white sugar
Step-By-Step Cooking Instructions
Preparing the Tomato Base
Step 1 - Remove the pedicel or centre top of the tomatoes and place halved tomatoes in a food processor and process until liquid. Place all ingredients (garlic, cloves, black pepper, allspice, ginger, salt, cayenne pepper, white wine vinegar) except for sugar in a heavy based saucepan. Simmer gently for 30 minutes with the lid slightly off it.
Thickening the Relish
Step 2 - Stir in the sugar until dissolved and simmer with the lid slightly off for 30 minutes until the mixture had thickened and is a spreadable and not a wet consistency. This makes one large jar of tomato relish around 550g/19.4ozs.
Personal Note
I recently made this tomato relish chutney for Valentines Day. I have to admit that this year the whole event sort of passed me by as I had a big day at work in the city where I had around 20 fifteen minute speed meetings with tourism boards and hotels. By the time I arrived home my feet were so sore (new shoes!) and I was exhausted albeit very happy. Mr NQN and I had a very quick but tasty dinner of the 5 minute salmon salad (seriously, I make this so much) and we both fell into bed asleep early. We were going out to dinner the following night for Valentines day.
The next morning Mr NQN asked me, "Did you see the present that I left you downstairs?". I furrowed my brow, "Where?". He told me that it was in my office and I went downstairs to have a look. I was still waking up so I went downstairs in my pyjamas and saw the little card he had 3D printed for me. It was very cute but it was the very nice message on the other side that really melted my heart. "It's so sweet!" I said showing it to him, "Thank you!!".
"Oh you didn't see the other thing?" he asked. So I went back down the stairs where I found the second part. It was a 3D printed heart. "So you can see it all the time and know how much I love you!" he said grinning proudly. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I hadn't actually bought him anything. He already had bought me flowers and jewellery and now this and I had nothing.
So that morning I made him this tomato relish chutney. I know it's not the most conventional Valentines day gift but in my weak defence, it is red and he loves it!
So tell me Dear Reader, did you celebrate Valentines Day? What did you receive or give?