Ingredients / Shopping List
2 large onions100g walnuts400ml red wine50g brown sugar1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar100g pitted soft prunes30g butter10g dark chocolate
2 large onions
100g walnuts
400ml red wine
50g brown sugar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
100g pitted soft prunes
30g butter
10g dark chocolate
Prep to Cook: Pan, wooden spoon, vegetable knife chopping board, polythene bag, rolling pin, kitchen scissors
Prep: Peel the onions, cut each onion in half and then slice them twice
Now slice the onion halves thinly and put into the pan with the butter
Gently fry off the onions for around 15 minutes to soften them (do not burn them)
Put the walnuts in a polythene bag and crush them to smaller but still nutty pieces
Stir into the onions
Add the sugar and the vinegar and stir well
Add the wine
Continue to cook the mixture gently until it is thicker and looks rich and dark. About 45 minutes.
Just before you stop cooking it add 10g dark chocolate. Allow it to melt and stir to combine.
Making a nutty chutney is easier than you think. It is one of those extras that nearly always gets a compliment! Make it and eat it, or make it as a present for foodie friends.
This is basically a chutney and can be made well in advance and stored
Cooks Know How: Using balsamic vinegar is a way of adding acid to a stewed mixture that will help it to keep well. The conditions for food spoilage bacteria will NOT be suitable. Sugar will also help to hold water in the product and make it unavailable for spoilage bacteria. The flavour of the mixture comes from the sweetness of prunes, wine, onions and walnuts. It has ‘bite’ from the nuts and works well served with cold or hot meats, cheese boards and pies. Store the chutney in a Kilner jar or in a screw top jar.