This Chutney Will Change Your Meals Forever!

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🍴 Welcome to The Hand-Made Way! In today’s video, I’m making caramelised onion chutney—a sweet, sticky, savoury preserve that’s perfect with burgers, sausages, steaks… and especially cheese. This recipe uses simple ingredients and low-effort techniques, making it great for anyone starting their journey into preserving and self-reliance. I’ll walk you through every step, share a few lessons (and bloopers) along the way, and explain the why behind the process—not just the how Whether you’re here to learn, pick up tips, or just enjoy watching me wrestle with 3kg of onions 🧅, I’ll walk you through everything—from slicing and caramelising to jar sterilising and clean up hacks. This recipe is beginner-friendly, pantry-stable for up to a year, and bursting with flavour This recipe uses simple ingredients and low-effort techniques, making it great for anyone starting their journey into preserving and self-reliance. I’ll walk you through every step, share a few lessons (and bloopers) along the way, and explain the why behind the process—not just the how. 🧄 Featuring home-grown garlic and some top tips for safe storage and sterilisation. 🔖 Ingredients List: • 3kg red onions • 6 tbsp olive oil • 600g Muscovado sugar (I used 150g brown sugar as backup) • 400ml red wine vinegar • 6 tbsp balsamic vinegar • 6 cloves garlic • 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard • 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp paprika, ½ tsp crushed chillies Equipment: Preserves set (tongs, funnel etc): https://amzn.to/4n7nYaq Jars: https://amzn.to/3VsqmwG Sterilising/Stock pot: https://amzn.to/4gubNCM Scales: https://amzn.to/3K5QL0S Thermometer: https://amzn.to/45GEWqr 💡 Why You’ll Love This Recipe: No specialist equipment needed Long shelf life with natural preservation Works with shop-bought or home-grown produce Perfect for gifting 🎁 If you make this onion chutney, let me know how it turned out in the comments! And if you try your own vinegar or spice tweaks, I’d love to hear about your results. 👍 Like this video if you found it helpful, and Subscribe for more preserving, DIY, and self-reliance projects from The Hand-Made Way 🔔 Subscribe for more handmade skills, preserves, and DIY projects. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/TheHand_MadeWay 🛠️ The Hand-Made Way is about learning to do more, make more, and rely less—one imperfect, practical skill at a time. Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome to The Hand-Made Way! 🍯 – Why I’m making onion chutney today. 0:34 How to Slice 3kg of Onions Without Crying 🧅😂 – My tear-filled prep adventure. 1:22 Softening the Onions 👨‍🍳 – Cooking down for rich flavour. 1:45 Sweet & Tangy Mix Prep 🍬🍷 – Sugar, vinegar, mustard ready to go. 2:51 Caramelising Onions for Chutney 🍯🔥 – Boosting depth and sweetness. 3:07 Adding Garlic, Mustard & Seasoning 🧄🌶️ – Packing in the flavour. 3:53 The Perfect Slow Simmer ⏳ – Reducing to chutney perfection. 4:23 Easy Jar Sterilising Tips 🫙✨ – Safe preserving without a water bath. 5:50 Pouring & Jarring the Chutney 🍯 – Hot chutney into hot jars. 7:21 Kitchen Hacks & Easy Cleaning 🧽♻️ – Making the clean up painless. 7:48 Serving Ideas & Final Thoughts 🧀🥩 – The best foods to pair with your chutney #OnionChutney #Preserving #TheHandMadeWay #SelfRelianceCooking #Canning #HomemadeRecipes #DIYKitchen #FoodPreservation #ChutneyRecipe #EasyCooking