Scott Conants Pickled Red Onions Food

PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Put the onions in a medium bowl. Combine the vinegar, sugar, coriander, 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until the sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Pour the mixture over the onions, cover and set aside until cooled to room temperature.

PICKLED "RED" ONIONS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together the first four ingredients until sugar and salt dissolve. Place onions and optional ingredients, if desired, into large glass jar; pour vinegar mixture over onions. Seal and let stand at least 2 hours at room temperature. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

SCOTT CONANT'S PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl with 1 cup water. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 8 hours and up to 1 week.

QUICK PICKLED ONIONS

Steps:

• Pour the vinegar into a pan, add the sugar, sea salt, the spices and bay leaf, and bring to a simmer. After 1 min, check that the sugar and salt have dissolved. Remove from the heat.
• Boil the kettle. Put the onion slices in a sieve or colander. Pour over the hot water from the kettle and drain well. When cool enough to handle, pack the onion rings into a 500g sterilised jar (see tip below). Pour over the warm vinegar and seal. Cool, then chill and leave to pickle for 2 hrs. Will keep for 6 months unopened, or 2 weeks in the fridge once opened.

PANINI WITH MORTADELLA, PICKLED RED ONION, AND AGED PROVOLONE

Steps:

• Heat a panini grill to hot or a grill pan to medium.
• Place slices of mortadella on one of the slices of ciabatta. Add onions and cheese; top with remaining slice of ciabatta.
• Brush top and bottom of the sandwich with olive oil. Place in panini grill and press until bread is crisp and brown, and cheese has melted slightly, 9 to 10 minutes. If using a grill pan, press sandwich down with a heavy pan set on top of the sandwich, cooking, turning once, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Cut sandwich in half and serve immediately.