Fig Chutney
Fig Chutney
Sometimes as cooks, bloggers, and photographers we can second-guess ourselves. We become overly critical of our creations and deem them not up to snuff. Those posts can wait in the wings of our computers forever, never to see daylight. This was almost the case with today’s recipe. I was inspired by the Confused Barwachi’s delicious post to tackle some fig chutney. My dear friend had gifted me a huge tray of perfectly ripe figs from her backyard the very same week that I saw their post, so I broke out the pots and got busy. I played around with the flavours and finally settled on this recipe. I liked it, but just wasn’t sure about it. I really wasn’t going to post this until I started feeding the chutney to my friends and family and heard their comments. “Wow, I can’t stop eating it! It is so good” – (a friend mounding it on a cracker topped with aged cheddar). Then I gave some to my mom, who in turn gave some to her friend, who promptly phoned my mom to tell her that I should be marketing it – that it was that amazing! So in the end, I relaxed and decided to share the recipe on my blog. Now mind you, another friend told me that she thought it tasted like Christmas… I’m not sure that she really liked it, but who is to argue? Christmas is just around the corner and this chutney would be a marvelous gift for your foodie friends! We ate it with some chewy bread and lovely sharp white cheddar. My mom and her friend ate it with various meats. I would put it in a sandwich with chicken, beef or lamb. The possibilities are endless!
I will be sharing it with my friends at Fiesta Friday, co-hosted by Loretta of Safari of the Mind and, Natalie of Kitchen Uncorked, Throwback Thursday, Foodie FriDIY, and Saucy Saturday. Be sure to check out these great link parties and prepare to be amazed!
Fig Chutney
Ingredients:
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup pomegranate vinegar
2 cinnamon sticks
1½ cup raisins
½ cup dried cranberries
zest and juice of one lemon
3 teaspoons mustard seeds
¾ teaspoons ground allspice
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
8 tablespoons brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
20 large fresh figs, chopped into small pieces
Method:
Heat the oil in a large soup pot. Add the chopped onions and sauté until they are translucent. Add the ginger and sauté until it is fragrant.
Add the vinegar, cinnamon sticks, raisins, cranberries, zest and juice of lemon, the spices, sugar and 1 teaspoons sea salt. Bring to a gentle boil and then reduce heat to medium low and cook for about 20 – 30 minutes, allowing the ingredients to mingle and the dried fruit to cook and absorb the flavours. Check for seasoning and adjust by adding more salt if need be.
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15 Responses to “Fig Chutney”
I’d love to schmear this chutney on a chicken sandwich; it looks wonderful Julianna!
I want someone to come over to my house with a tray of fresh figs! Lucky you. This looks amazing and your photos are absolutely gorgeous.
Looks delicious! I love figs. Thanks for posting.
This looks fantastic!
This looks gorgeous Juliana. Lucky you to have been gifted those figs. We have a fig tree in the garden where I volunteer at, but I don’t believe the figs are quite ready yet. All those warm spices and the sweet and tart components of the chutney sound wonderful. I’ll bet your house had the lingering warm spices in the air for days. Thanks for bringing this lovely fig chutney to Fiesta Friday. Have a great weekend.
Perfectly timed for fig season, the chutney is wonderful Juliana. I love figs and have been eating them every day, will have to save some for chutney.
Figs are one of my favorite fruits and this chutney just looks amazing. Wish I had a neighbour with a fig tree! 🙂
I was going fig crazy a couple weeks ago and ended up throwing them on top of brie with some walnuts. It was really tasty, but I think this chutney would be even better. It sounds so good. Thanks for sharing it at Fiesta Friday1
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It sounds wonderful and I can see why it would smell like Christmas!! Thanks for bringing your post to Throwback Thursday This week!
Mollie
This sounds so delicious chef Julianna!!
Hi loved the recipe I tried it out, though I wish You had a simple like button.
Glad you liked it. Strange, because I do have like buttons on all of the posts…
😦 It does not show up may be there is glitch in my system the bottom line is that I enjoyed the chutney