Alastair Little, Richard Whittington

Onion Marmalade

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Daily Mail Modern British Cookbook
The Daily Mail Modern British Cookbook

By Alastair Little and Richard Whittington

Published 1998

  • About

This popular relish is made from sugared onions which are stewed slowly to a syrupy consistency. Start with a lot of onions as they cook down to a tiny part of their original watery bulk.

Ingredients

  • 1.8 kg/ 4 lb brown onions, thinly sliced
  • 100 ml/ 3½

Method

Put the onions in a big heavy-based pan with the oil and stir to coat. Season and cook over a moderate heat, stirring, for 5 minutes. It is important not to let the onions brown at this point or the end-product will be bitter.

Lower the heat to its lowest setting, put on a lid and cook for 20 minutes.

Remove the lid, scatter over the sugar, wine and vinegar. Continue to cook, st