Delia's Spiced Pickled Runner Bean Chutney..!!

:thumb: Sometimes we all get fed up with eating green beans, so I always pickle some for the Winter..! I use this one from Delia...

2lbs runner beans (chopped into small pieces)
4 med onions (finely chopped)
1lb demerara sugar
8oz soft brown sugar
1 tblsp turmeric powder (I use extra 1/2 tsp)
1 tblsp dried mustard powder ( I use extra 1/2 tsp)
1 1/2oz cornflour
1.5 pints vinegar
salt


You will also need six 0.5 litre jars, sterilised as described above.



First of all put the chopped onions into a preserving pan or large casserole or saucepan with 10 fl oz (275 ml) of the vinegar. Bring them up to simmering point and let them simmer gently for about 20 minutes or until the onions are soft.
Meanwhile cook the sliced beans in boiling salted water for 5 minutes, then strain them in a colander and add to the onions. Now in a small basin mix the cornflour, mustard and turmeric with a little of the remaining vinegar â?? enough to make a smooth paste â?? then add this paste to the onion mixture. Pour in the rest of the vinegar and simmer everything for 10 minutes. After that stir in both quantities of sugar until they dissolve and continue to simmer for a further 15 minutes. Then pot the pickle in warmed, sterilised jars, and seal and label when cold. Keep for at least a month before eating.



:thumb: Yummy..!!

This recipe is taken from Delia Smithâ??s Summer Collection.