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Red Onion Marmalade
Filed under from the kitchenAug 27
homemade happiness
This is a unique gift that is fun to make. Here’s the recipe:
Red Onion Marmalade
1 ½ cups peeled red onions, halved and sliced thin
½ cup finely chopped dried cranberries
¼ cup light brown sugar
¼ cup cider vinegar
1 pkg. powdered pectin
2 tsp. grated orange peel
3 cups bottled unsweetened apple juice
4 cups sugar
Sauté the onions, cranberries, brown sugar and cider vinegar in a skillet over medium heat until the onions are transparent.
Combine this with the powdered pectin (a little at a time), orange peel and apple juice in a large saucepot.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the sugar and stir until it dissolves.
Return to a rolling boil and boil hard for one minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat. Skim foam if needed.
Ladle while hot into hot jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace.
Wipe jar rims and put on caps. Process 15 minutes in a water bath canner.
Makes 5-6 half pints
sweet oniony
We tried it with breakfast today…Mmmm! It reminded me of home fries, the way the onion tastes kind of toasty. Mandolin and I decided it would also be good on burgers, with salmon, or with anything spicy. (Spicy Burgers?)
going...going...
If I’m going to be giving these away, perhaps I should make some more.
NOTES:
~I used sweetened dried cranberries (“Craisins”) so I was careful not to add too much sugar.
~The onions rise to the top, you only need to stir a bit when opened
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4 Responses to “Red Onion Marmalade”
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Betty said on August 27th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
I want some!!!
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jones said on August 27th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Hmmm…I’ll have to start a Holiday List!
1. Betty
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Eddie Fisher said on December 1st, 2010 at 5:17 am
Looks an interesting recipie – must grow more red onions next year, as very limited this year.
Questions:
Can you use normal yellow skinned onions?
(I got a sack from local agrucultural supplier last week? (I sack = 1 carrier bag from supermarket price wise,,,))
What can you use instead of cranberries, powdered pectin and cider vinegar?
I’ve loads of apples, both desert and cooking – can I use these instead. Which of these would I use to make the apple juice?
I live in a rural area so have to use what is available (or sensibly priced – cranberries definately are far too expensive round here – or anywhere in the UK for that!)
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jones said on December 1st, 2010 at 7:07 am
I wouldn’t make that many changes, I couldn’t guarentee the results. There are many other recipes online:
http://myhusbandcooks.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/onion-marmalade-sweet-savory-sticky/ (with bacon) and
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000001611730Onions dehydrate really well, and when roasted in a pan, add a wonderful flavor. Here’s how I dry roasted mine:
http://gardeningjones.com/blog/?p=1273Good luck!
GJ
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