Pickled Onion recipe...

Hinni

My hubby has just done our onions (well one batch anyway). He soaked them in salt water overnight, rinsed them, boiled the vinegar with a sachet of pickling spice and put the two together. He did the same last year and they were lovely!
Penny, Your spiced honey recipe sounds good - any info ?
Thanks.

Debt_Free_Chick

Penelope_Penguin wrote:

I use a recipe with spiced honey - yummy! Can't wait for them to be ready.

Err ... you can't post a message like that and leave us all dangling with our tastebuds salivating

Come on - out with it! Share the recipe

mrbadexample

I've bought some Sarsons pickling vinegar, some more shallots, some mixed peppercorns and a few chillis. But what's all this about boiling vinegar?

Don't you just peel the onions and put them in the vinegar?

D&DD

I got some!! Took a ride out to find the local farm shop and there they were..Must admit to coming away with half the shop too :rotfl: Damson jam is on in the breadmaker already and I think I may well be baking allll day tomorrow!
I trim the onions,blanch for a minute in boiling water,peel them then soak them in salt overnight.Rinse them off and pat dry with kitchen roll.
I boil up white wine vinegar(clears the sinuse and strips the walls :rotfl: ) and then add sugar til its disolved,usually a minute or so then put the onions in the jar and cover with the vinegar.Seal and keep for 6 weeks before munching.:D

mrbadexample

I'm bumping this thread because I want to pickle some shallots and don't know what I'm doing. See above.

Please help, I'm a bloke! :rolleyes:

carrottopsuk

Is it cheaper to pickle onions/shallots than buying them in the shops. (if you have to buy your own onions?)

Thanks

mrbadexample

carrottopsuk wrote:

Is it cheaper to pickle onions/shallots than buying them in the shops. (if you have to buy your own onions?)

Thanks

I don't know if they'd be cheaper, but they'd be better. I want to put chillis in with mine, but don't know what I'm doing.

newleaf

Pickled Onions - for Bloke. Here's how:

Make some brine - 2oz salt to 1 pint cold water, make enough to cover your onions. Put your onions, unpeeled, into a bowl and cover with brine. They will float, so you need to put a plate on top of them to hold them under. Soak for 12 hours.
Peel and top/tail your onions.
Soak in more brine for 24 - 36 hours.
Pack into a big jar and fill with spiced*, cold**, vinegar.
Screw down lid and save in a cool dark place for 3 months before sampling.

*Spiced vinegar - crush chillies, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cloves, mace. Whatever takes your fancy really. Steep in cold vinegar for 1 -2 months.

If you need your spiced vinegar quickly, you need to warm the vinegar in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water and steep spices in the warm vinegar for 2 hours, then cool thoroughly.

**Vinegar. If you want crispy pickled onions use cold vinegar.
If you want soft pickled onions, see me after class

Hope this helps

carrottopsuk

mrbadexample wrote:

I don't know if they'd be cheaper, but they'd be better. I want to put chillis in with mine, but don't know what I'm doing.

Thanks Mr bad example - I've got some left over chilis that I've grown!! Also I've always wanted to pickle onions!! (don't know why)

I love pickled onions - I eat them like sweets!!! I was just wondering about cost as I've got a few tight months ahead!!

mrbadexample

newleaf wrote:

*Spiced vinegar - crush chillies, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cloves, mace. Whatever takes your fancy really. Steep in cold vinegar for 1 -2 months.

Ahhh newleaf...is there nothing you can't do? :happyhear

Are you saying that you leave the spices (I have some "whole pickling spice" - lots of different things) in the vinegar for 1-2 months, and then it's ready to use? :eek: I thought you just chucked it all in.

So I need to do the quick method. How about the chillies? I have 4 fresh chillies - should they be put (whole / chopped?) into the hot vinegar with the other spices, or just put in with the onions? I like pickled onions to be a little on the fearsome side.