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red onion marmalade

Red Onion Marmalade/Chutney

Karon Grieve
This super tasty red onion marmalade is perfect with a cheeseboard, in sandwiches and makes the best turkey gravy ever!
4.13 from 8 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course preserves
Cuisine British
Servings 1 500ml jar
Calories 799 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 500 g red onions (or any onions) finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 90 g soft brown sugar
  • 75 ml red wine
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp red currant jelly (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Gently heat the onions with salt in the olive oil in a heavy-based pan and cover the onions with some scrunched up dampened baking paper and a lid on top and cook for 1 hour till onions are carmelised and soft
  • Remove lid and paper and add the sugar, once dissolved raise the heat and keep stirring as the onions turn deep brown.
  • Add the red wine, balsamic vinegar and red currant jelly
  • The onion marmalade should be thick and you will get a clear trail if you drag your spoon through the mixture
  • ladle into sterilised jars

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Notes

This red onion marmalade is the perfect addition to savoury sauces where you want some carmelized onion flavour, perfect in curry and gravy. A real kitchen time saver!
Serve on burgers and BBQ, with a ploughman's lunch and of course a cheeseboard too.

Nutrition

Calories: 799kcalCarbohydrates: 153gProtein: 6gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 1221mgPotassium: 979mgFiber: 9gSugar: 121gVitamin A: 12IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 205mgIron: 2mg
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