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Cranberry Chutney

Kick the can, and spice up your life...
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chill time 2 hours
Servings: 8 people
Course: Sauce, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Indian
Calories: 105

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Bag Fresh Cranberries 12 oz, washed, sorted (One bag)
  • 2 tsp Butter
  • 1 tsp Black Mustard Seeds
  • 1/4 Ea Onion Med, Sweet, Peeled, Diced fine ~1/4 cup
  • 2 ea Thai Peppers Minced, fine, (Jalapeno / Soranno works as well)
  • 3/4 cup Sugar Granulated
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Freshly ground
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger grated
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Allspice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1/4 tsp apple cider vinegar To Taste

Method
 

  1. In medium saucepan over medium high heat, add butter and foam out
  2. Add mustard seeds, they should sizzle, cook for ~10-15 sec
  3. Add onions and jalapeno, cook until onions soften and turn translucent
  4. Add spices and cook until fragrant
  5. Add Cranberries, salt, sugar, water, Stir to combine
  6. Advance to high heat, bring to a boil, and thence revert to low
  7. Cook until berries pop, and the sauce starts to thicken, ~15 minutes
  8. Taste, balance flavor, adjust spice, use vinegar to taste ...
  9. Cool, place in non-reactive container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours

Nutrition

Calories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 84mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 57IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg

Notes

This is a fairly spicy chutney, and is a recreation of a recipe I developed long ago, and lost in one of the many moves around the universe 
Note, One can take a brie, split, slater with this reassemble, wrap in puff pastry and bake for a show stopping appetizer.  This does pair quite well with most soft cheeses, and would be a decent addition to a cheese or charcuterie board.
It also can be used as a spread for a meat and cheese sandwich, I'd go with a chicken, turkey, or ham.  It does not play that well with beef ..  But maybe, a beef stir fry, with a touch of this in the sauce mix, but that is another experiment / post.  
As always whence dealing with peppers, taste them, one pepper can be very mild, the next pepper can remove your tonsils chemically..  And as always, don protective gear, (latex gloves, I am SURE you have some now.)

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