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sean
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Posted: Sat May 23, 09 8:50 am Post subject: Onion Marmalade

Ingredients

1kg onions, finely sliced

olive oil

125g caster sugar

300ml white wine vinegar

4 cloves

2 bayleaves

1 tsp ground black pepper

1 tsp salt

2 tbsps tomato puree

cayenne pepper to taste

Recipe

Sweat the onions in the olive oil until soft and translucent.

Add all the other ingredients, cover and cook gently for about an hour.

Uncover, check seasoning.

Continue to cook, uncovered, until marmaladey in consistency.

Store in jars.

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Store in the fridge once opened. Good with cheese, pate, cold meats.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8983
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 09 9:42 am Post subject:
I have just made this-it looks and smells lovely Three questions :- 1. How long does it need to mature? 2.How long does it keep? 3. Ever tried it with red onions and/or red wine vinegar?

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 09 7:15 pm Post subject:
My similar recipe says you can eat it stright away and it will keep for 12 months. I have def seen a recipe using red onions. How much did this recipe make?

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 09 8:30 am Post subject:
Three 12 oz (I think) jars and a small tall spice jar

Marts

Joined: 06 Sep 2005
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Location: London

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 09 2:03 pm Post subject:
So what's the key difference between a marmalade and a chutney??

sean
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 09 3:19 pm Post subject:
No idea whatsoever.

gil
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 09 3:23 pm Post subject:

Marts wrote:

So what's the key difference between a marmalade and a chutney??

Looking at the recipe above, you wouldn't sweat the ingredients for a chutney in oil. AFAIK, chutney fruit and veg are usually just cooked in vinegar.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 09 1:16 am Post subject: Re: Onion Marmalade

sean wrote:

Store in the fridge once opened. Good with cheese, pate, cold meats.

I'm sorry, this is way new to me. How do you serve it? Just slather it on cheese, pate and/or cold meats?

sean
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 09 7:11 am Post subject:
You serve it the same way as you'd serve a chutney. If you're making cheese on toast you can spread a layer on the toast before putting the cheese on.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 09 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Onion Marmalade

Slim wrote:

I'm sorry, this is way new to me. How do you serve it? Just slather it on cheese, pate and/or cold meats?

Use it the same way you use branston pickle, HTH.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 09 8:54 am Post subject:
Chutneys involve sugar or another sweetener and vinegar and are 'softer' than pickles which should be crunchy. I love onion marmalade with almost anything savoury.

Slim

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Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 09 10:50 am Post subject:
chutneys and "pickles" are not common fare over here....

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 09 5:07 pm Post subject:
Did they use to be?

gil
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 09 5:11 pm Post subject:

Slim wrote:

chutneys and "pickles" are not common fare over here....

Do you or your family make them ? How about at the farm ?
Could be an interesting addition to the produce sold at the farm shop / stand - you do not have to use perfect veg or fruit.

Very tasty with a cheese or ham sandwich, or cold meats, or nut roast. Or even in place of ketchup with sausages or mashed potato.

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 09 5:14 pm Post subject:
You have "relishes" though don't you? Aren't they basically the same?

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