Onions - How do you like yours?

[Ben]

Just tried my first batch of Pickled Onions, and had to run to get some water. Wow there hot, mind you they have been pickled with about half a dozen Scotch Bonnet Chilli peppers:jumping38::jumping38:

[Nick Waring]

Sounds lovely... love pickled onions.

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[Mike Hill]

I like mine done with a brown vinegar and brown sugar brine.I made some years back,but don't remember the quantities of ingrediants.

 

What is the recipe of your batch?

[Ben]

Malt pickling vinegar with some pickling spices and the chillis to taste. the trick is finding good quality onions, the harder the better.

[THE88MAN]

off on an 88man tangent but i used to know a timber haulier called mr onions(name plastered all over his lorry) i rang him one evening to arrange some timber collection "hello,is thst mr onions?" reply "its not onions,its oh-nyons"!!! i think he must have been watching keeping up appearances!!

[Sambo]

I'd love to do my own picklers but I don't know where to start! can someone give me a good recipe?!

[Ben]

Hi Sambo, Its not hard to do your own, you will need.

 

1. Large jar (sometimes you can get a large jar with the pickling vinegar already in it).

2. Vinegar (see above) (I like malt vinegar) Sarsons do a good pickling vinegar (once the onions and spices/chillis are in fill to the top with vinegar

3. Small hard pickling onions (hard because they can go soft in the vinegar) you should be able to get them from farmers markets or a good fruit and veg shop (you will need to peel the skin off and top n tail them)

4. Pickling spices (normally made up from pepper corns and dried chillis)

5. Add your own chillis if your feeling brave.

6. Leave for about 4 weeks before trying.

 

Enjoy

Edited November 27, 2008 by Ben
addition

[Lee Winger]

10 scotch bonnets, blinking hell them onions must be hot..................

[Ben]

Forgot to say boil the vinegar with the spices in and let it cool down before pouring on your onions