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Cranberry and Dried Cherry Chutney
Cranberry and Dried Cherry Chutney
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups fresh cranberries
1/2 cup dried cherries (Use unsweetened dried cherries, not sweetened ones.)
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp light brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp minced fresh ginger
1 whole cinnamon stick, broken in half
2 tsp grated orange zest
In a medium, heavy saucepan combine 1 cup water and the granulated sugar and set over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, and then bring the mixture to a boil without stirring.
Add the cranberries, cherries, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon stick halves, and stir to mix. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then lower the heat slightly and cook until the mixture just starts to thicken, for 6 to 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the orange zest. Using tongs, or a slotted spoon, carefully remove and discard the cinnamon stick halves. Cool the mixture to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate for 2 hours so that the chutney will thicken. (The chutney can be prepared 3 days ahead; serve chilled or bring to room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.)
Make 2 cups
From SundayRoasts by Betty Rosbottom (Chronicle Books 2011)
Prep time: 10 minutes
Start-to-finish time: 25 minutes, plus 2 hours, 15 minutes for the chutney to chill
Your cranberry chutney sounds delicious and very easy to make. Mine is very similar to yours but also includes sauteed onion and celery. I like your recipe very much and will try it next Thanksgiving! So happy to have discovered your blog and will look for your new cookbook. I love cooking and food blogs and will now be following yours!
I tried this recipe for Thanksgiving! It was fantastic!!!
I measured 2 cups of cranberries from a 12 oz bag. Would it change the recipe to much if I just use the whole bag? You are held in such high regard at UMass, where I have contributed recipes. They shared this recipe thankfully with me!
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Hi Stacy,
Thanks so much for you nice message. I’m thrilled that you liked that cranberry cherry chutney. I made it this Thanksgiving too!
To answer your question, if you use the whole bag, you’ll have a tarter taste as the extra cranberries will add their flavor to the mix. What
I’d suggest you do is to increase the recipe and do 1 1/2 times all the ingredients. The original recipe calls for 2 cups of cranberries but
a 12 oz bag contains 3 cups so by increasing the berries and the other ingredients by 1/2 you can use the whole bag and also have a little extra of
chutney to enjoy. Betty