Pickled Pearl Onions with Cranberries

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 1 | Cook: 25min
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Pickled pearl onions with cranberries is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the onion vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 700 g pearl onions
  • Salt
  • 80 g white candied sugar
  • 150 ml white wine vinegar
  • 50 g cranberries
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp piment seeds
  • 2 tbsp mustard seeds

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Peel the pearl onions, weigh 650 g and cook in plenty of boiling salted water for 6-8 minutes. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and measure out 350 ml onion stock. Stir candied sugar into vinegar, bring to a boil once, then add onion stock, cranberries, bay leaf, piment and mustard seeds along with the onions and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

  2. 2.

    Pass everything through a sieve and catch the liquid. Transfer the onion mixture into a sterile jar, top up with the cooking liquid (the onions must be fully covered). Seal the jar immediately and let it rest for 24 hours.

  3. 3.

    The next day pour the liquid into a pot, bring to a boil again, pour over the ingredients, reseal the jar and let it steep for 2-3 days.