Mague's Chipotle De Huasteca (chipotle Chutney)

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 100 g whole chipotle chiles, dried
• 1 kg onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup raw sugar (turbinado or raw cane sugar)
• salt & pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh marjoram or 2 tablespoons dried marjoram
• 1/2 cup fresh thyme
• 10 whole cloves
• 1/2 cup jicama, small slices (optional)
• 1/4 liter cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 soak the chipotles in very hot water until soft, then wash them well with hot water.
• 2 remove most of the seeds (depending on how hot you like it).
• 3 slice the chipotles fairly fine, cover with clean water, bring to a boil uncovered, allow them to simmer for apprx 4 hours or until the are very soft. if they begin to get dry add a bit more water. when cooked drain.
• 4 in a separate pot add remaining ingredients (except onions) to the vinegar, bring to a boil, simmer apprx 10 minutes.
• 5 fry the onions in the oil until quite soft (10 minutes), add to the cooked chipoltles.
• 6 stir in the vinegar & spices, boil for a further 20 minutes.
• 7 liquid.