Spicy Caribbean Pineapple or Mango Chutney, quick, easy and great to serve with cold cuts, BBQ's or even as a meat marinade! This is a lovely easy recipe and doesn't take long to make either! It's flexible so you could also add some other ingredients like dried fruits such as raisins, cranberries, apricots, or leave simply as it is.
Chutney is always nice! I love eating chutney with pate, cheese, or Indian poppadoms with simple Melba Toast. I've even used it as a marinade for pork steaks to go on a BBQ.
The addition of the fresh chilli peppers adds a 'warming' gentle tingling sensation in your mouth, whilst not so hot it will blow your head off. You can, of course, add more chilli than my recipe states for all you die hard chilli fans out there!
Once your spicy Caribbean Pineapple or Mango Chutney is made, you can store them in sterilized jam jars, and also if you're feeling kind, give them as gifts to friends. So go ahead and try this recipe out! Be sure to check out our other delicious cranberry chutney recipe too.
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Ingredients
2 Onions
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup or 200 g brown sugar
1 medium-sized fresh peeled and chopped pineapple, or 600 g.
If making mango chutney, same weight or 5-6 mangoes peeled, stoned and chopped roughly
2 chillies red
2 teaspoons curry powder
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup or 250 ml white wine vinegar
2 litres/quarts water
Instructions
1. Peel the onions and chop.
2. Using a large heavy pan, heat the oil then add the onions and cook until they become transparent. Make sure you don't let the onions brown as this will result in a bitter taste.
3. Add the remaining ingredients to the pan.
4 Stir to combine and leave to boil on a medium heat for 30 minutes stirring occasionally to ensure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.
5. After 30 minutes, turn the heat down and let the chutney reduce down until it becomes a thick jam-like consistency. This should take between 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Stir every now and again to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pan. When the chutney has reduced enough so it is thick (like jam), you can use a potato masher to mash it down or if you like the texture lumpy, leave as it is. I have mashed mine (in the photo above) until it is only slightly lumpy.
6. If you are going to use the chutney within the next few days, it will keep nicely in the fridge once cooled, in an airtight container.
If you have some chutney leftover, why not make some sausage rolls and add the chutney! We've got a great recipe for sausage and chutney rolls, perfect for snacks and parties!
NOTES
If you plan to store the chutney in jars, you need to sterilize them first either by putting them in the dishwasher or in the oven at 350°F/180°C/Gas 4 for 20 minutes. Wait until the jars are cooled before putting chutney in.
Finally, if placed in jars, cut out some wax discs and place a disc over the top of the chutney before the lid goes on. This will prevent any excess air from touching the chutney and encouraging bacteria
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Spicy Caribbean Pineapple or Mango Chutney
Spicy Caribbean Pineapple or Mango Chutney, quick, easy and great to serve with cold cuts, BBQ's or even as a meat marinade!
Ingredients
- 2 Onions
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup or 200 g brown sugar
- 1 g medium sized fresh peeled and chopped pineapple, or 600 .
- If making mango chutney, same weight or 5-6 mangoes peeled,stoned and chopped roughly
- 2 chilies red
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup or 250 ml white wine vinegar
- 2 quarts litres / water
Instructions
- Peel the onions and chop.Using a large heavy pan, heat the oil then add the onions and cook until they become transparent. Make sure you don't let the onions brown as this will result in a bitter taste.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the pan. Stir to combine and leave to boil on a medium heat for 30 minutes stirring occasionally to ensure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.
- After 30 minutes, turn the heat down and let the chutney reduce down until it becomes a thick jam like consistency. This should take between 1 ½ to 2 hours. Stir every now and again to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pan. When the chutney has reduced enough so it is thick (like jam), you can use a potato masher to mash it down or if you like the texture lumpy, leave as it is. I have mashed mine (in the photo above) until it is only slightly lumpy.
- If you are going to use the chutney within the next few days, it will keep nicely in the fridge once cooled, in an air tight container.
Notes
If you plan to store the chutney in jars, you need to sterilize them first either by putting them in the dishwasher or in the oven at 350°F/180°C/Gas 4 for 20 minutes. Wait until the jars are cooled before putting chutney in.
Finally, if placed in jars, cut out some wax discs and place a disc over the top of the chutney before the lid goes on. This will prevent any excess air touching the chutney and encouraging bacteria.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 3 Serving Size: 1 JarAmount Per Serving: Calories: 768Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 412mgCarbohydrates: 179gFiber: 13gSugar: 164gProtein: 7g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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Wendy Hyde
says:Other comments are spot on about WAAY too much water! Use 1/4 of the amount called for and simmer until evaporated, fruit is tender and slightly syrupy. Used half of the ginger and added 1 Chipotle pepper in adobo for just the first 10-15 minutes. Lovely flavor with crab cakes.
Dolly
says:Flavour was ok but I agree with other readers: way too much water. Why2? I only used half a liter and added some when it got too thick. Turned out good.
Pam Thompson
says:Whatever this is, it is *not* a chutney. There is far too much water and not enough sugar or vinegar to make it “thicken like jam” . It reduces, but it’s still just a tasty watery something not chutney. Nor is it “quick” as the recipe says. I don’t think 3 hours is quick at all.My chutneys are ready to bottle in around 20 minutes, nice and thick and sticky and they last for years because of the high sugar and vinegar content preserving them.
I am left fairly annoyed that I wasted 3 hours of my afternoon making this watery whatever it is, when I *could* have been making proper chutney.
Flavourwise it was lovely, but it would have been just as lovely had it been called what it is, a casserole.
Pam Thompson
says:Very misleading. This is *not* a chutney. It reduces but there is not enough sugarnin to thicken it. It’s a watery casserole liquid. Very flavoursome but NOT chutney. Nor is it “quick” at 3 hours cooking. I am curious that I wasted a whole afternoon making something which is not what it was supposed to be.
Benjamin
says:I used just 1 litre of water and when I re-make it I’ll probably use about half, just a heads-up!
The chutney is delicious!
Laura
says:Is it 2 whole litres of water? Seems a lot
Kathy hendricks
says:Can I make this with star fruit instead of mango or pineapple?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Kathy, I haven’t tried it using Star fruit, but I can’t see why not. The only concern I would have is that star fruit can be very watery, so you may need to cook it for a little longer for it to thicken, and do taste it when you add the sugar because it won’t be as sweet as when you add mango or pineapple.
Hope that helps. Please do come back and let us know how it tastes!
Tanya
says:This chutney would be perfect with a summer BBQ- love it!
lovefoodies
says:Yes indeed Tanya! I’ve also used this to marinade pork ribs ready for the BBQ and they were so delicious! Please enjoy :)
Bon
says:this looks very tasty–I would glaze a pork loin with it–I love sweet spicy!!
lovefoodies
says:yes, that’s a good idea too Bonnie! I was worried it would have too much of a spicy kick to it, and take away the flavour of the pineapple, but it worked out perfect, and you are left with a gentle ‘warm’ in your mouth, definitely not hot! So I’m happy with the balance of flavours :)
tanya-lemonsforlulu.com
says:I would be thrilled to get this as a gift! I like that you added spice! Thanks so much for linking this up to Saturday Share With Us! I’m so grateful!
lovefoodies
says:I have to say they made super little gifts last Christmas, in little jam jars! and thank you for hosting the share party :)