Fiery Onion Relish Recipes

SWEET AND SPICY PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Wearing rubber or latex gloves, trim tops off chiles. Working in batches, pulse chiles, bell peppers, and onion in a food processor until chopped into fine bits, about 1 minute per batch. Transfer to a nonreactive 3-quart pot.
• Stir sugar, vinegar, and salt into chile mixture and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring more frequently toward end of cooking to prevent scorching, until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Pour or ladle relish into clean, wide-mouth, half-pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Wipe rims clean with a damp paper towel. Let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Apply clean lids. Enjoy immediately, store in fridge 2 to 3 weeks, or freeze up to 6 months.

ONION PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Shred the onions and jalapeno peppers in a food processor, using the shredding blade.
• Combine the onion, jalapeno pepper, vinegar, black pepper, and salt in a large pot and place over medium heat. Stirring frequently, bring to a full boil; cook for 10 minutes.
• Pack the mixture firmly into sterilized pint canning jars to within 3/4 inch of the top. Pour the cooking liquid over the onions to within 1/2 inch of the top and using a spatula, stir gently to remove all air bubbles. Wipe the rims with a clean damp cloth and adjust lids and rings firmly. Process in a boiling water bath for five minutes.

SWEET PEPPER AND ONION RELISH (HARRY AND DAVID COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients, except for the pectin, in a large stock pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Add more cayenne to taste if desired. Add the pectin and quickly bring to a boil for 1 minute. ***See NOTE below.Remove from heat and ladle the hot mixture into hot, sterilized canning jars.
• Process the jars in a water bath canner with the water at least three inches above the jars, for 20 minutes. Remove the jars and let them sit undisturbed for 24 hours. Store in a dark, cool place. This relish will keep for up to a year.Makes about 6 pints or 12 half pint jars.

SPICY PICKLE RELISH

Steps:

• Place the cucumber and onion in a food processor and pulse until they are finely chopped. Be careful not to over-process or the relish can end up mushy.
• Pour the cucumber and onion mixture into a large nonreactive bowl and sprinkle with the salt. Stir well and allow to stand for 1 hour.
• Drain the cucumber mixture in a colander; rinse with cold water and drain well.
• In a large pan, bring vinegar, erythritol, garlic, dill seed, mustard seed, celery seed and turmeric to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Add the drained cucumber and onion mixture, bell pepper, and jalapeno pepper, and return to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour into sterilized jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Seal with lids and rings and process the jars in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes.

SPICY 'N SWEET PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• In a medium-sized nonstick saucepan add jalapenos, red bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• Add vinegar, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Bring to a gentle simmer and reduce heat. Continue to gently simmer, stirring frequently, until the liquid has reduced and the relish thickens, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.
• Note: if using a brown sugar substitute, remove the relish from the heat after 25 minutes. Add 1 packet of unflavored gelatin and gently whisk or stir until it's well incorporated.
• If you like thick relish use 1 packet of unflavored gelatin, if you prefer it less thick use 1/2 packet.
• Allow relish to cool then transfer to an airtight jar or container. Refrigerate until you are ready to use, up to 2 weeks.

SWEET AND SPICY ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Peel the onions, cut in half and slice into 1-inch pieces. Add the onions and the vegetable oil to a large saucepan, over medium-low heat, and saute until soft. Stir in the black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic and brown sugar until incorporated. Add half of the root beer and let reduce until starting to get thick. Stir in the remaining root beer and continue to reduce until the liquid is almost completely evaporated.
• Serve on top of good quality, natural casing hot dogs with a good brown mustard and a little mayonnaise, to taste.

SWEET ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Saute the onions in a skillet over medium-low heat until translucent and caramelized, about 10 minutes. Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved. Deglaze the pan with both vinegars and the wine. Simmer on medium-low heat until all the liquid has been evaporated, about 15 minutes.