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Makes:

15 x 300ml jars

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Bevan Smith

Riverstone Kitchen chef/owner and food writer.

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What is it about cheese and chutney that tastes so good, and why can’t I now imagine a corned beef sandwich without a good lashing of chow chow pickle?

Ingredients

800 gOnions, peeled and chopped (Main)
800 gCucumbers, roughly chopped (Main)
800 gGreen beans, topped and roughly chopped (Main)
800 gCauliflower, leaves removed, roughly chopped (Main)
800 gGreen tomatoes, roughly chopped (Main)
200 gSalt
1 kgSugar
2 TbspMustard seeds
2 tspBlack pepper, ground
900 mlWhite vinegar
2 TbspTurmeric powder
2 TbspEnglish mustard, dry
¾ cupCornflour

Directions

  1. Place vegetables into a large pot and cover with water. Sprinkle with table salt and leave overnight.
  2. Strain liquid from vegetables the following day then add sugar, mustard seeds, black pepper and 600ml of the vinegar and bring to the boil over a high heat.
  3. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until vegetables are tender.
  4. In a small bowl, mix remaining vinegar, turmeric, dry English mustard and cornflour together.
  5. Slowly pour the cornflour mixture into the pot, continuing to simmer and stirring until pickle starts to thicken.
  6. Add a little more cornflour, mixed with water, to the pickle if more thickening is required.
  7. Adjust seasoning to taste and bottle immediately in hot, sterilised jars.
  8. Keep in a cool dark place for up to 1 year.

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