Recipe: Runner Bean Chutney

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Description/Notes:

Make the most of your glut of runner beans by bottling this delicious chutney

Ingredients:

2 lb. (900g) runner beans. sliced

2 lb. (900g) demerera sugar

one and a half pints vinegar

1.5lbs. (675g) onions, peeled and chopped

one and a half tbsps. cornflour

half a tsp. salt

1 tsp. turmeric

1 tsp. dry mustard

Cooking Instructions:

1. Cook the beans in salted water till just soft
2. Cook the onions in half a pint of vinegar until just soft
3. Place the beans, onions and sugar in a pan together with the remaining vinegar and boil for 15 minutes
4. Mix the mustard, turmeric, salt and cornflour with a small amount of cold water and add to the pan
5. Bring to the boil and cook for a further 15 minutes
6. Allow to cool before bottling