Onion Relish Recipe Jamie Oliver

ENGLISH ONION SOUP WITH SAGE & CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Peel and crush the garlic, peel and slice the onions and shallots. Trim, wash and slice the leeks.
• Put the butter, 2 lugs of olive oil, the sage leaves (reserving 8 for later) and the crushed garlic into a thick-bottomed, non-stick pan. Stir everything round and add the onions, shallots and leeks. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
• Place a lid on the pan, leaving it slightly ajar, and cook slowly for 50 minutes, without colouring the vegetables too much. Remove the lid for the last 20 minutes - your onions will become soft and golden. Stir occasionally so that nothing catches on the bottom. Having the patience to cook the onions slowly, slowly, gives you an incredible sweetness and an awesome flavour, so don't be tempted to speed this bit up.
• When your onions and leeks are lovely and silky, add the stock. Bring to the boil, turn the heat down and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. You can skim any fat off the surface if you like, but I prefer to leave it because it adds good flavour.
• Preheat the oven or grill to maximum.
• Toast your bread on both sides. Correct the seasoning of the soup. When it's perfect, ladle it into individual heatproof serving bowls and place them on a baking tray.
• Tear toasted bread over each bowl to fit it like a lid. Feel free to push and dunk the bread into the soup a bit. Grate over some of the Cheddar and drizzle over a little Worcestershire sauce.
• Dress your reserved sage leaves with some olive oil and place one on top of each slice of bread. Put the baking tray into the preheated oven or under the grill to melt the cheese until bubbling and golden. Keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't burn! When the cheese is bubbling, very carefully lift out the tray and carry it to the table. Enjoy.

BEETROOT RELISH

Steps:

• Use a coarse hand or box grater to shred the peeled beets.
• Add them to a large pot with the onion, apple, ginger, salt, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and water. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and let the relish cook for ~30 minutes. Take off the lid and simmer for another 10-15 minutes to let some of the excess water evaporate.
• Remove from heat and carefully pour out any liquid that's still left in the pot. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Transfer to glass jars or airtight containers, and enjoy!

RED ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Chop the red onions into slices
• Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the sliced onion to the melted butter
• Fry for a few minutes, then add the brown sugar and red wine vinegar
• Stir and allow to simmer on a low heat for 20 minutes, stirring regularly to prevent the sugar from burning.
• It should now have reduced to a delicious dark red relish - Serve straight away or pop in a jar and store in the fridge for a later date.

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.

ONION CHUTNEY RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions over a low heat for 10 mins until softened but not browned. Stir in 3tbsp sugar, increase the heat and cook for 3-4 mins until the onions are browned and caramelised. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min.
• Add the remaining sugar with the vinegar, mustard and salt. Simmer gently for 10-15 minutes until the liquid has reduced and the mixture is dark and thickened.
• Spoon into clean sterilised jars and seal. Store for up to 6-12 months.

CARAMELISED ONION CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Peel and slice onions very thinly.
• Heat oil in large pan and very gently soften the onions, don't let them brown.
• Add 3tbsp of the sugar and turn up heat to cooler onions.
• Add rest of sugar and remain ingredients
• simmer for 15 mins to reduce and the mixture turns thick and a dark carmal colour.
• spoon into jars ( about 3 one pound jars ), and leave for a month or two.

CARAMELISED RED ONION CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Step 1: Cut your onions and chilli into short, thin slices and put them into a pan with the bay leaves and oil. Cook gently over a low heat for about 20 minutes.
• Step 2: Once the onions are dark and sticky, add the sugar and the vinegars and simmer for 30 minutes or so, until the chutney is thick and dark.
• Step 3: Pour the chutney into hot, sterilised jars and let it cool. Ideally, you should leave it for a month or more before you eat it, to mature in flavour.
• • This recipe is taken from The SuperJam Cookbook by Fraser Doherty (Ebury, £10.99)