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Peach Chutney

All the fruit trees along side the roads around here are laden with fruit at the moment. After living here for several years, we know where the good trees are and when they are ripe. On Saturday we jumped in the car and drove about ten kilometers to an excellent peach tree that was full of peaches for us to pick.

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When we got there, it was obvious that we weren’t the first to have a go at picking some peaches, but there were still plenty left on the tree for us. Fifteen minutes later, we had filled several bags with delicious, tangy sweet peaches, and we were heading home to make some peach chutney.

Peach Chutney

I made a big batch of this chutney last year, and it is Country Boy’s favourite – he says I could sell it (a big compliment indeed!). Things were looking scarce as we had just one bottle left in the store cupboard – until I made a double batch of the chutney. Hopefully it should last him until next year!

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Peach Chutney
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
80 mins
Total time
1 hour 40 mins
 
Author: Jo @ Country Life Experiment
Ingredients
  • 1 red onion
  • 4cm piece of fresh ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 chillies - deseeded
  • 1 T oil
  • 2.5kg Peaches
  • ½c white wine vinegar
  • 3c sugar
  • 1t salt
Method
  1. Bring a large sauce pan of water to the boil.
  2. When boiling, blanch the peaches by placing them in the hot water for 30 second, removing them with a slotted spoon and placing in a bowl of cold water.
  3. When the blanched peaches are cool, peel, stone, and cut the flesh into 1 cm cubes.
  4. Peel and quarter the red onion.
  5. peel the ginger and garlic.
  6. Place the onion, ginger, garlic, and chilli in a food processor, and process until a paste is formed.
  7. Heat the oil in a large saucepan on a medium heat.
  8. Fry the onion paste for 2 minutes without colouring it.
  9. Add in the diced peach flesh. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
  10. Add in the white wine vinegar, sugar, and salt.
  11. Simmer uncovered, for about an hour until the liquid evaporates, the peach cooks, and the mixture is thick.
  12. Place into sterilised jars while still hot.
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We still have a few bags of peaches left, so I’m planning to make another batch in the next few days.

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  1. Ann Grant says

    December 29, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    I want roadside foraging for quandongs this year and made my first batch of quando going jam, it was delicious. I have peaches ripening and can’t wait to try your recipe, it sounds delicious.

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  2. Emma Steendam says

    March 2, 2016 at 8:40 am

    We’ve just recently bought a new 100 acres, which we bordered on three sides anyway, couldn’t very well let anyone else buy it! (And when I say ‘we’, I mean my dad – ha!) We’ve discovered a great peach tree on it – jackpot! It’s a bit tricky to get to though and last I checked the birds had beaten me to it, with some new peaches coming on, I think I just need to keep regularly checking. What do you use the peach chutney for mainly? I love the sound of it but not sure how I’d use it…

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    • Jo@CountryLifeExperiment says

      March 2, 2016 at 8:44 am

      I serve it with curry or use it with cold meat

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