GOSH! I can't believe there is almost two months since I last posted on this blog! Not much has happened here and I haven't been in the 'cooking mood' either... but that changed yesterday! :)
We have a few different varieties of bananas in our garden. Before I settled here, I never thought of that; to us Northerners bananas are bananas - I thought. Since my childhood I have always loved bananas, and I remember I loved the label and box where it was printed 'Chiquita'! :) And then of course; ABBA's popular song 'Chiquitita' - that doesn't have anything to do with the trade mark 'Chiquita'! :)) How exotic that was for a little girl! :) Btw, I love the Spanish version of 'Chiquitita'! Strolling down memory lane - lol! Think I'll have to listen to ABBA while sewing today...
Due to dreadful slow I-net connection I'm not able to play the videos - to see if it works - but I hope you are able to view/play the song. Proudly called 'Cyber Island' by authorities (I really don't know why!), Mauritius has one of the slowest I-net connection in the world!
Well, I was not supposed to talk about ABBA...!!! Carried away - as always! :)
What do you do when you have 30+ bananas you are not able to eat? I love bananas, but there are limits for how many bananas hubby and I can consume in a day. I can make banana loafs, banana pie and all that stuff, but recipes call for only a few bananas..... I needed a recipe with lots of bananas.... Jam? No, not very tempting!
The bananas look terrible and not usable, but that's the peel only; the flesh/fruit is perfectly fine.
What do you do when you have 30+ bananas you are not able to eat? I love bananas, but there are limits for how many bananas hubby and I can consume in a day. I can make banana loafs, banana pie and all that stuff, but recipes call for only a few bananas..... I needed a recipe with lots of bananas.... Jam? No, not very tempting!
The bananas look terrible and not usable, but that's the peel only; the flesh/fruit is perfectly fine.
After going through several cook books, I ended up with the South African cookbook 'Cook and Enjoy' (S.J.A. de Villiers), where recipes are HUGE!
I found a banana chutney recipe that calls for 30 bananas! Perfect! But since I had not made it earlier, I didn't dare to use the full recipe, so I divided it in half - and that turned out more than enough for the two of us.
Very easy to make; all the ingredients go into the pot
Add to jars while still hot
30 bananas
1) Peel and slice the bananas
I found a banana chutney recipe that calls for 30 bananas! Perfect! But since I had not made it earlier, I didn't dare to use the full recipe, so I divided it in half - and that turned out more than enough for the two of us.
Very easy to make; all the ingredients go into the pot
The chutney simmered for approx 2 hours. It has thickened and got the consistency of soft jam.
I got six jars (375g / 13 ounce?) out of half portion.
The chutney turned out yummy! I love the mix of sweet and sour and the touch of cayenne pepper.
Banana Chutney (full) recipe
250 g (1 2/3 C ) seedless raisins
1 small onion, finely chopped
500 g (2 1/2 C ) brown sugar
30 ml (2 T ) ground ginger
2 chillies, seeded and chopped
15 ml (1 T ) salt
750 ml (3 C ) white wine or grape vinegar
How to;
2) Combine all ingredients and cook in vinegar for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
3) Bottle and seal while hot.
Note:
1) Instead of the 'dreadful' :) chillies, I used approx 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
2) Didn't have white wine or grape vinegar, instead I used a mix of thyme vinegar, balsamic vinegar and water.
Recipe from COOK & ENJOY - S.J.A. de Villiers
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I've made rusks too, and been on a trip, but that will be other posts - coming soon!
2 comments:
Thanks this looks like a good one..I live in Turkey on a boat, in the banana belt...am a South African, Familiar with the old 'Cook and Enjoy' but sadly left it at home in Cape Town..I made use of this cook book since I got married 48 years ago and just know that my chutney will come out good, like all her recipes. Thank you for posting it...Jeanette Heyns in Alanya Turkey
I made this recipe using ordinary white vinegar, and the vinegar taste was WAY TOO STRONG!!! I made 2 more batches without the vinegar, added the contents of the first batch, and now I have a great tasting chutney. Be warned.. USE the vinegar mentioned, and don't substitute.
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