Looks Can Be Deceiving
Okay, I know this may not look like the most aesthetically pleasing food, but we really cannot judge a book by its cover. Especially with this Spiced Apple Chutney Recipe. Trust me, I know it just looks like a mound of brownness, but it is one of the most flavorful foods I have ever tasted. This is also coming from someone who isn’t exactly a fan of cooked apples.
I love apples, but for most of my life, I never liked the texture of cooked apples. And yes, that means that I do not like apple pie. I enjoy the flavor of apple pie, but it’s the texture of the cooked apples that weirds me out. Don’t get me wrong, I want to like apple pie. It sounds so good and over the years, I would make myself eat it just so I could finally get myself to like it. I’m still not the biggest fan of it, but I can eat it without feeling squeamish, so that’s something.
A Revolutionary Moment
My relationship with apples reached its turning point in one of my classes at school. My group was in charge of making various recipes and one of them was the apple chutney. I took the lead with the apple chutney recipe, and as one does when he or she finishes making a recipe, I tasted it. MY. MIND. WAS. BLOWN. I’d gone my entire life disliking cooked apples and suddenly I was in love with this apple chutney. For some reason, the texture of the apples didn’t bother me, and it was so freaking flavorful. This Spiced Apple Chutney Recipe is the one exception I have when it comes to disliking cooked apples.
So, a chutney is a mixture or fruit, spices, sugar, and vinegar, that’s cooked down to a jam-like consistency. All of the flavors are concentrated as the chutney reduces, leaving you with a flavor bomb! The apples in this recipe caramelize with all of the spices, giving you sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. It’s the best of all the worlds.
Try This Chutney!
I have made this recipe time and time again and it never fails or gets olds. It’s a great component to have if you’re setting up a charcuterie board or need a topping for a meat. Last Christmas, I made latkes, and instead of serving them with applesauce (yuck), I topped them with a dollop of this apple chutney and a drizzle of sour cream. It was perfection. I think cooks are similar to artists. You never really think a dish you make is perfect, so it’s not very often that you impress yourself. However, these latkes with the apple chutney blew my mind. I most definitely impressed myself.
So, give this Spiced Apple Chutney Recipe a try! And if you stick with me until next week, I’ll have the perfect recipe to pair with this apple chutney! With that said, have a great day and I’ll talk to you in my next post!
Spiced Apple Chutney
Ingredients
- 2 cups Diced Red Apple (1/4 inch dice)
- 2 oz Diced Red Onion (1/4 inch dice)
- 1 Garlic Clove (minced)
- 1 cup Black Currants
- 3 oz Brown Sugar
- 4 oz Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 oz Water
- 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1/2 tsp Ground White Pepper
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients into a pot and mix until everything is combined.
- Heat the mixture over medium high heat and bring it to a boil.
- Once the mixture boils, reduce the flame to low and allow it to simmer for about 50 minutes until the liquid has evaporated and the apples have cooked and caramelized. Stir frequently.
- When the compote is done, remove it from the heat and allow it to cool. Enjoy!
I do not like cooked apples either but your apple chutney tasted so good that I did not even know it was made with apples ! Excellent and well done !
Thanks!