Bacon rarebit with apple chutney recipe
 James whips up a quick chutney to make a meal of cheese on toast. 150g/5½oz soft light brown sugar100g/3½oz sultanas125ml/4½fl oz malt vinegar2 eating apples, cored and roughly chopped3 tomatoes, roughly chopped1 onion, finely chopped 150g/5½oz soft light brown sugar 100g/3½oz sultanas 125ml/4½fl oz malt vinegar 2 eating apples, cored and roughly chopped 3 tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 8 slices dry-cured back bacon350g/12oz mature cheddar cheese, grated50ml/2fl oz beer1 tsp English mustard 3-4 dashes Tabasco sauce1 tsp Worcestershire sauce2 tbsp plain floursea salt and freshly ground black pepper4 slices thickly sliced white bread 8 slices dry-cured back bacon 350g/12oz mature cheddar cheese, grated 50ml/2fl oz beer 1 tsp English mustard 3-4 dashes Tabasco sauce 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp plain flour sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 slices thickly sliced white bread Method For the chutney, heat a large frying pan until hot. Add the brown sugar and sultanas and heat until the sugar is just melting. Add the vinegar and cook until totally dissolved and starting to caramelise.Stir in the apples, tomatoes and onion and cook for 10 minutes, or until the apple is tender and the mixture thickened. Remove from the heat and decant into a sterilised jar. For the rarebit, preheat the grill to high.Place the bacon onto an oven tray and grill for 4-6 minutes, or until golden-brown at the edges and just cooked through.Place the cheese and beer in a frying pan and heat gently until the cheese is melted, bubbling and smooth, then stir in the mustard, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in the flour and cook until just thickened. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.Meanwhile, toast the bread on each side and then lay in an ovenproof dish. Top with two pieces of the cooked bacon and spoon the rarebit mixture over the top.Grill for 2-3 minutes, or until the topping is golden-brown and bubbling. Serve with a dollop of chutney. For the chutney, heat a large frying pan until hot. Add the brown sugar and sultanas and heat until the sugar is just melting. Add the vinegar and cook until totally dissolved and starting to caramelise. For the chutney, heat a large frying pan until hot. Add the brown sugar and sultanas and heat until the sugar is just melting. Add the vinegar and cook until totally dissolved and starting to caramelise. Stir in the apples, tomatoes and onion and cook for 10 minutes, or until the apple is tender and the mixture thickened. Remove from the heat and decant into a sterilised jar. Stir in the apples, tomatoes and onion and cook for 10 minutes, or until the apple is tender and the mixture thickened. Remove from the heat and decant into a sterilised jar. For the rarebit, preheat the grill to high. For the rarebit, preheat the grill to high. Place the bacon onto an oven tray and grill for 4-6 minutes, or until golden-brown at the edges and just cooked through. Place the bacon onto an oven tray and grill for 4-6 minutes, or until golden-brown at the edges and just cooked through. Place the cheese and beer in a frying pan and heat gently until the cheese is melted, bubbling and smooth, then stir in the mustard, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in the flour and cook until just thickened. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Place the cheese and beer in a frying pan and heat gently until the cheese is melted, bubbling and smooth, then stir in the mustard, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in the flour and cook until just thickened. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Meanwhile, toast the bread on each side and then lay in an ovenproof dish. Top with two pieces of the cooked bacon and spoon the rarebit mixture over the top. Meanwhile, toast the bread on each side and then lay in an ovenproof dish. Top with two pieces of the cooked bacon and spoon the rarebit mixture over the top. Grill for 2-3 minutes, or until the topping is golden-brown and bubbling. Serve with a dollop of chutney. Grill for 2-3 minutes, or until the topping is golden-brown and bubbling. Serve with a dollop of chutney.