CHERRY CHUTNEY
1 cup pitted cherries
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup chopped red onion
3 tablespoons brown sugar, lightly packed
1/4 cup raisins or currants
2 tablespoons minced candied ginger
1 teaspoon black mustard seeds (yellow will do, too)
1-inch piece cinnamon stick
3 cardamom pods
3 whole cloves
a few grates of whole nutmeg
pinch of salt
Combine everything in sauce pan and bring to a low boil over medium heat. Turn the heat down, cover, and simmer gently for about 30 minutes. Remove cover and continue to simmer until mixture is thick and gloppy. This may only take a minute or two. Remove from heat and fish out cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and whole cloves.
If not using right away: cool, spoon into a jar and refrigerate. It should keep for a week or two.
Photo: Elda Lombard – HC GOUWS
