Tomato Relish, Aussie Style

Submitted by mummamills

"This is the best selling, fabulous tasting, world famous Tomato Relish as made by the "Boonooroo Brown Paper-bag Ladies" This is REALLY like granma used to make. If I buy "cooking tomatoes" and they are very pale, I add a small tub of tomato paste. You can add garlic, or herbs to this recipe, but I dont find it needs it. I always double this recipe, cause I am constantly being asked for it :) I use good quality brown vinegar, but the my fellow Bag Ladies use the generic stuff."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 6 jars

ingredients

• 2 kg ripe tomatoes (peeled and chopped)
• 500 g brown onions (peeled and chopped)
• 29.58 ml salt
• 473.18 ml sugar
• 14.78 ml curry powder
• 1.23 ml chili powder
• 14.79 ml dry mustard
• 473.18 ml malt vinegar

directions

1. skin tomatoes, cut in cubes, place in bowl.
2. Peel onions, chop finely, place in separate bowl. Sprinkle each with one tablespoon salt and leave overnight.
3. Next day place tomatoes , and the onions together in a saucepan.and their liquid.
4. Add sugar, stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved, increase heat, bring to boil, boil, 5 minutes
5. Combine curry, chilli and mustard, mix to smooth paste with a little vinegar, add remaining vinegar, add to saucepan and stir to combine thoroughly. Bring to boil and boil uncovered for 50 to 60 minutes, or until thick.
6. If necessary, (and it probably is ) thicken with 3 tablespoons of cornflour mixed with a little vinegar.
7. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal.

Reviews

[Debbwl]

A nice tomato relish that is very easy to make. Sweet and tangy all at the same time making it a nice side. Made as written cutting down to 2 jars. Read your note about adding tomato paste and wished I had some to add. Thanks for the post. Updating my review from a four star to a five star because DH liked so well he asked to take as part of his lunch. Will make again and add tomato paste. Thanks again.

 

[Amber2925]

Very easy to make! I didn't have any malt vinegar, so I used cider vinegar. I also used vidalia onions to make this. I don't like tomatoes, but I like this. It has a very nice sweet flavor.

 

[mummasgirl]

Can't believe no one has rated this, it is so good, not just because your my Mum.

 

[Elyss]

Fabulous! Really easy to make, especially as I only roughly chopped the tomatoes and then mashed them down during cooking (the children like it mushier). As I usually do with foods like this, for my second batch I made some adaptations to make it my own. I threw in about 100g finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes (really dried, not in oil); substituted soft light brown sugar for about half the sugar quantity; used 50% red wine vinegar; added another generous teaspoon of chilli powder and thickened it with tomato powder instead of cornflour. The result was a relish with a deeper red colour and a more adult depth of flavour and kick. Also fabulous, if I do say so myself!

 

[Vanessa Atkins]

Just made this 3 days ago, the kids loved it, husband loved it,Now i am making it again, almost out , they really did love it :)<br/>i didn't add thickener, i just reduced it until it was the thickness I wanted it<br/>I added a extra 1/4 tsp of chilli,it really was perfect<br/>Thankyou