I love ground cherries. If you don't know what they are, they are in the same family as a tomato but look like a small tomatillo.
They are sweet, nutty, very different flavor than a tomato or tomatillo. I love them and they come up voluntarily now all over my yard and garden. Aunt Molly is the variety I grow and it is an heirloom, so the plants that pop up on their own I can harvest from them too.
Well I have grown these for the past couple of years now and I have been meaning every year now to make a chutney. So this year I finally did it. It was time consuming shucking all of them, harvesting is pretty time consuming too, but worth it!
Recipe is here...
1 c sugar
2T water - Carmelize with sugar
1/2 c minced onion
1/4c apple cider vinegar
1 c ground cherries
Salt and pepper to taste
I thought adding thyme and sage would be good with this too.
Water bath for 15 mins
It's pretty amazing on a roast! You should growing these next year. I bet you will be pleasantly surprised at how good they are!
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