Onion Marmalade Recipe
(Makes 5 jars)
Ingredients
- 3½ fl oz (100ml) olive oil
- 4 lbs (2kg) onions, peeled and finely sliced
- 1/2 bulb of garlic, finely sliced
- Bay leaf
- 7 oz (200g) Demerara sugar
- 5 oz (150g) crab apple jelly
- 5 fl oz (150ml) red wine
- 5 fl oz (150ml) cider vinegar
- 2 fl oz (50ml) balsamic vinegar
- 1 rounded tsp salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat and add the onions, garlic and bay leaf. Reduce the heat, cover the pan and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 30-40 minutes, or until the onions have collapsed and are beginning to colour.
- Add the sugar and crab apple jelly. Increase the heat and continue to cook, stirring more frequently, for about 30 minutes until the mixture turns a dark, nutty brown and most of the moisture has been driven off.
- Take off the heat and allow to cool for a couple of minutes before adding the wine and vinegars. Return to the heat and cook rapidly for another 10 minutes or so, until the mixture becomes gooey and a spoon drawn across the bottom of the pan leaves a clear track across the base for a couple of seconds.
- Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon into warm, sterilised jars and seal with vinegar-proof lids.
Use within 12 months.
Bay Plant
An evergreen, hardy, perennial shrubby herb. Great for adding flavour to cooking particularly soup and stews. Can help relieve aching limbs!
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Crab Apple Tree 'John Downie'
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Onion Seed 'Red Brunswick'
A reliable cropping variety. Medium to large red onions are mild and have a gorgeously sweet flavour. Will store well into spring (if you don't eat them before!).
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One of the largest golden-skinned onion varieties you are ever likely to see. Excellent flavour and very good keeping qualities. A prize-winner in every way.
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Onion Plant 'Red Brunswick'
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