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How to pickle onions

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Dec, 2017
By Sally Osgerby
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The main thing you need to pickle onions is plenty of time, otherwise it is quite straightforward!

pickled onions pink

  • most people use shallots for pickled onions
  • make a brine solution by dissolving 8oz of salt in 4 pints of water
  • skin the onions – using a stainless steel or silver knife – or the onions will discolour
  • cover the onions in the cold brine solution for at least 24 hours.  Place a dish over the top of the onions to make sure they are covered with brine.  The brine draws the water out of the onions & makes them crispy
  • drain the onions from the brine
  • fill a clean, sterilised jar with onions & cover with spiced pickling vinegar

pickled onion jars

The spiced pickling vinegar can be of any flavour & it is worth trying a few different ones.  Either buy spiced pickling vinegar, or make your own using a different vinegar (cider, wine, raspberry vinegar etc) & add your own combination of spices.  Pre-mixed pickling spices can be found in supermarkets, or you can add your own combination of chillies, ginger, pepper, mustard seeds etc..

Topper Pickled Onions

It is very easy to pickle onions, just time consuming!  But a jar of home-made pickled onions is a treat – or an excellent gift or  Christmas present.

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