to wonder what we are going to do with all this chutney?

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Two different hampers, one with a gift set of three chutneys in a box and the other with a large jar of another exotic looking chutney containing figs. Then a jar of home made chutney from a family member (excellent I like home made gifts.) In addition a few weeks before Christmas at a farmers market I saw some nice looking smallish jars of chutneys that I thought would make good stocking presents for adults. So we now have at least eight jars of chutney in the house.

Don't get me wrong - I like chutney and I am grateful for all presents- but how on earth are we going to get through it all. I know it is good with cheese and cold meats, and we certainly have enough of those around at the moment, but there are only so many ploughmans one can tolerate at this time of year. I think I am going to have to start being creative and working chutney in to dishes that don't normally include it.

Do any of you have any tips or suggestions. Perhaps I could invent a chutney diet?

Is it a new trend? Are we alone or are any of you experiencing a surfeit of chutney this year?

Are you in Gateshead? Ive a fridge full of cheese and pate and forgot to biy chutney.

I cant face hauling my arse to the shops jusy for chutneys

Make coronation chicken sandwiches and use chutney to moisten the bread instead of butter.

A LOT of coronation chicken on baguette.

what sort of chutney ?
I make spicy ones that go with all things curry - think mango chutney / lime pickle .....

I like chutney to liven up a plain ham sandwich, or any sandwich really!

Eat the homemade one first as the rest should keep longer. If desperate you could regift or donate to a raffle?

Depending on what type of chutney, you could add them to curries, tagines etc

It keeps practically indefinitely, so it can go in sandwiches etc for at least the next 12 months. Use the homemade ones first.

Any mango chutney? Sainsbury’s has a great recipe for salmon glazed with mango chutney served with Chinese cabbage (and something else...) stir fried in sesame oil and topped with sesame seeds.

Alternatively, send th spares to me.

Food bank.

Mmm! Chutney!
Cheese and chutney sandwiches for packed lunch throughout 2018.
It keeps for ages & ages! You have all year to get through it!

We had some home made chutney with lunch, that I made in May 2016! So you don't exactly need to rush your way through it...

A) it keeps

B) presents

C) give it to the food bank

Nowhere near Gateshead, sorry Napqueen.

I don't eat sandwiches for packed lunch usually as the bread gives me a carbohydrate crash at about five however I love the Coronation Chicken tip. I could also use them in curries or casseroles you are right.

To those of you suggesting giving them away - I didn't say I didn't want them. I just want to make sure I don't waste them,

Chutney keeps forever. 8 jars between now and next Christmas is barely one per 45 days. In our house a jar lasts less than half that so it's not a problem

You've got a whole year to eat them. I would eat them in shelf life order, so the shortest one first & the longest last.

A big dollop spread across the bottom of a pastry case before making a quiche is a great way to liven up an otherwise bland food. Especially if you are using up leftover eggs / bacon / cheese this time of year.

Yes, it keeps. I am currently eating some home made (by me) from 2014 and it's perfectly fine (the jar was hidden at the very back of the cupboard, unusually manage to 'rotate' my supplies). My problem is I am the only one in the house who will eat it and if I make a batch (surplus veg from the garden) I don't have enough potential recipients to give most of it away.
My advice is to use it like ketchup in all sorts of situations, or in stews where you wanted to add a bit for spice and fruit, where you might otherwise add Worcester sauce.

I second the quiche idea - onion chutney spread across the base of a goats cheese quiche is delicious!

What Jenny said. It keeps so there's no issue.