Name: Spiced Pickled Shallots
Yield: Makes 4 x 450ml jars
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 100 g light brown sugar; 700 ml cider apple vinegar; 1 tablespoon mixed peppercorns (black, green, white and pink); 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; 150 g sea salt; 1 tablespoon mustard seeds; 10 star anise; 1 kg shallots

Preparation info

Makes
4 x 450 ml
jars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Lavender & Lovage

By Karen Burns-Booth

Published 2019

About

These pickled shallots are spiced with mixed peppercorns and star anise in cider apple vinegar for an aromatic and fruity taste. Serve them with cheese, charcuterie, sandwiches and with anything “on toast” as well as with fish and chips.

Ingredients

1 kg shallots
150 g sea salt
1 tab

Method

The day before you start pickling, soak the shallots in boiling water. Allow them to cool in the water then skin them and trim the root ends. Cut any large shallots in half.
Mix the sea salt with 300ml of freshly boiled water in a large bowl and st