HOW TO MAKE PICKLED ONIONS - Crisp not Soggy

HOW TO MAKE PICKLED ONIONS - Crisp not Soggy
Homemade Pickled Onions remind me of my youth. Crisp, Tangy and full of Flavour. Easy to make and great fun when everyone pitches in to help. 💕 😋 👍

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[lindaflynn]

So glad to hear that you don't boil or steep in brine first. I have always made them like this as did my dad for over 60 years. Making mine now ready for Christmas

[JJLewin]

I have made pickled onions for over 40 years and had always been happy. I followed my Mum's technique of soaking in brine overnight and always loved the result. I am now pleased to admit that after trying your method I am totally converted and absolutely love the crispness of these. Perfect in every detail.

[teresajudy]

I've never eaten a "store bought" pickled Onion. My Nana saw to that. She taught us this same method. I think I was 5 or 6 the first time she let me help make them. She used baby onions too. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Pickled Onions.

[coolerkin]

Made these for Christmas presents they were all very impressed with these and told me to open up a market stall and sell them along with my homemade piccalilli

[GR]

Just did some with vinegar, sugar, tumeric, celery salt, mustard seed, your method and I know they are going to ROCK .

[najmakhan]

Great. It is a very easy and simple process.😋

[mikenyny]

I had been following - more or less - your method for donkeys years, but found a recipe which said to blanche them in boiling water for 2 mins followed by popping them in ice-cold water; this just makes the peeling a lot easier and faster.

[billyboland]

Hi Steve, I also do my pickled onions the same way, take the the brown skin off also the next layer of onion, use a tea towel or similar to dry the onion, the root end which is usually wet. Once in the jar, I add at least 4 large cloves of chopped garlic into the jar, top up with the cheapest vinegar you can buy. The Sulphur in the garlic mixed with the acetic acid in the vinegar will turn the onions into a blue / green colour. the next one I have made is with dried chilli flakes "wow", also done chilly and garlic, best of all "honey drizzle" onions, prepare as normal and add 4 tablespoons full of clear runny honey, "superb", this information is given freely as a public service, kind regards, Biliy.

[fsociety]

Just pulled a heap of onions from the garden and now I know what I'm doing with the little ones!

[Busybeeee]

I love this method of pickling. My mother used to pickle Garlic this way. She would let it pickle for years.. and when she opened the jar, the garlic tasted sweet . No salt, no pickling spice, just malt vinegar that brought out the natural sweetness of the garlic. Great video, will try for sure!

[simonperkins]

Nice. I wasn't sure how we made them as kids. Thought it was this way. Not all that boiling etc like I've seen. Thanks for the vid.

[Daud]

I have fond memories of my late father making pickled cauliflower. He promptly forgot all about the jars and we discovered them all on a top shelf whilst doing some spring cleaning of kitchen cupboards. What a feast we had! 😍

[ffskin]

Steve - Great to see the exact same preparation of onions, the jarring method, pickling spices and malt vinegar added to your home made pickled onions this way - Just how my Mum of 88 has done so since a very young Girl - Along with myself doing it the exact same way passed on by her to her Son of 52 now - No salting - No brining - No boiling your onions! - I have passed it to my siblings too, so long may this way of pickling onions continue - Perfect Pickled Onions with a CRUNCH that BITES back! ;-)

[MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Classic pommie fish and chip shop onions. Lovely.

[Crypto_AL-pb]

I have made a few batches of these over the they have always been excellent. Worst part is peeling them. Today it was raining, so i went outside and in the sunroom, turned on the ceiling fan and peeled them no tears at all LOL Got 6 jars out of the bag of onions. Cheers

[VellaCharles]

Hi Steve. This morning I pickled some pearl onions into two 350ml small jars. I took your advice and used Malt Vinegar. The extra process that I did was to soak the onions overnight in water and added about 1/2 Tbsp. of Gourmet Kosher salt. After 12 hours I rinsed the onions . For pickling Bernardin mixed pickling spices, this is a special blend of spices for pickling. Thank you for your excellent video. No problem in finding pickling spices up here in Canada. Preserving is a part of life.

[nettypolgar]

Thanks for doing this video… so easy and no sugar which I love. Mine turned out so crisp and delist. Didn’t use same packet of seasoning but popped a bit of each spice in plus a cinnamon stick… too good. Thanks for making life easy in the kitchen for me.

[adamlee]

Good tip if you can’t get malt vinegar, toast the pickling spices, pour in the vinegar and boil, add brown sugar, stir till it dissolves, allow to cool and then the onions stay crunchy and go brown. Lovely. Good video mate.

[danielvogt]

wow, the easiest way of making them as well the best one.... What more could you want!

[twodogswalking]

Looks like a great recipe. I'll be making this one for sure. Thanks.