Perfectly plump juicy pickled delights. These are so moreish to munch on by themselves or with your favorite bevvy.
It’s time again folks – time to taste test one of my pickled delights – this time it’s grandma’s pickled onions – can you believe it? Today marks the 31st day since they were preserved on the 29th of January which you can read here, and I’ve been so excited to taste/nom them – which I finally did today with glee.
The recipe involved the preparing/soaking of the onions in a brine solution for 3 days before finally preserving them in a glass jar with the malt vinegar/aromatics mixture. This was a time-consuming process but well worth the effort I believe because today, the final pickled onions spoke for themselves (not literally) – the moreish onion balls were beautifully coloured and saturated in intense juicy flavours, and plump and firm and full of crunchiness with every bite.
The pickled onions tasted so damn good – if I may say so myself. They’re perfect bite size balls of moreishness with just the right amount of acidity/sourness/sweetness. They’re plump, firm and packed full of flavours and reminded me why I found them so delicious in the first place.
I sliced them in half and served them on a platter with other store-bought delights, including smoked chicken, Jarlsberg cheese, olives, stuffed baby capsicum and Jatz crackers – a wonderful offering for a great afternoon tea, complemented with a refreshing glass of crystal white wine.
Initially, I took out a dozen of onions to taste/photograph for this post, but after my partner and I started eating them, we couldn’t stop and before we knew it, the dozen were all gone, so we chopped up another dozen and continued to enjoy them without any trouble at all.
Surprisingly, hours later after eating a copious amount, we did not experience any burps or flatulence; so not only are these pickled onions delicious to eat – they’re also socially friendly and are good to go.
If you get the chance folks, be sure to give this recipe a try – it’s fun and easy to make/follow and totally delicious and addictive too.
By the way, happy Mardi Gras! Wherever you are and however you’re celebrating it, have a fabulous time!
I sliced the picked onions in half and served them with smoked chicken, Jarlsberg cheese, olives, stuffed baby capsicum and Jatz crackers – complemented with a glass of icy cold white wine – t’was our tasty afternoon tea.
From botton to top – a Jatz cracker – a piece of Jarlsberg cheese – a slice of grandma’s pickled onion – a piece of smoked chook – a mr. blob of cream cheese filling from the inside of the stuffed baby capsicum – and a sprig of coriander on top – perfect bite size canapé! nom.
Glad to hear the onions were a success! I’ve never pickled onions before, and I should — they’re so flavorful. Really good stuff — thanks so much.
Hi kitchenriffs, Thanks for your comment. Grandma’s pickled onions are almost all finished and I’ve been asked to make more! They’re well worth the effort and very tasty. You’re very welcome.
They look fantastic. I need to start pickling more. Homemade is just so satisfying as well as tasty.
Thanks Sara. They were pretty moreish. Pickling is addictive. Now I have my mind set on other subjects. If you can’t find pickling onions, perhaps you can use Asian shallots instead. They’re sometimes found in Asian grocers. Have a great day!
Beautiful pickled onions – not only are they delicious I am sure but they look so perfect too! Well Done! I never pickled before but want to badly someday!
Thanks very much Julia. Yes, I don’t want to carry on but they were very tasty and easy to make! Please give them a try. I’m sure you’ll love them.
These look incredible! I’ve been thinking of making some pickled onions and your post has inspired me to get busy with it :)
Hi Christina, Thanks for your visit and comment. The pickled onions were a hit for us and our friends. They turned out great and are really tasty and easy to make. You must give them a try. Have a great day!
These look stunning am sure they taste incredible! You’ve got such a beautiful blog and I always enjoy reading recipes that have got such strong family sentimental values such as these. Thanks for sharing them with us look forward to reading more of your cooking adventures
Hi winstonthehungryexcavator, Thanks for your visit and comment. These grandma’s pickled onions have proved popular to readers, and I can confirm that they taste incredible! They’re easy to make and a joy to eat and share. Thanks for your kind words on the blog, I appreciate it. I agree, food stories are very special and entertaining. Looking forward to reading more of your food adventures. By the way, this is an adaptation of a recipe.
Home made pickled onions would be so good, especially compared to store bought ones! :D
Totally Lorraine! You can control the ingredients and aromatics and there are no preservatives. Be warned though, they’re very addictive!