" Laings" English Pickled Onions (Copycat)
"If your British, you've been subjected to this tart and delicious English condiment.
This is an exact match for the store bought version. Don't pass this recipe up because it looks too simple. It's an exact copy of "Laings" Pickled Onions."
photo by BarbryT
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Yields:
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2 jars
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 5 lbs yellow cooking onions (golf ball size)
- store bought premixed pickling spices (any brand)
- white vinegar
directions
- Peel and rinse onions under cold water and fill 1Ltr (1 Qt.) sterilized pickle jars as full as possible.
- To each jar, add 2 tbs of pickling spice mix.
- Add white vinegar to fill each jar.
- Seal tightly, leave at room temperature for 7-10 days. Give jars a shake to stir up spices once a day.
- After 7 days, taste test the pickles. If the center of the onion tastes like a pickle, with little or no onion taste, You're done -- Refrigerate jars to stop pickling process.
- Lasts for 3-4 months in fridge. Liquid may become slightly murky over time but pickles are fine. They'll likely be all gone before then.
Questions & Replies
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I used to eat Laings pickled onions for years and years, so I've bought many jars. And I don't remember there being any pickling spices in the jar. Just onions in vinegar that had a pale yellow cast to it. Did they make them with spices, but left them out when they bottled theem?
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I loved my Laings pickled onions and never any spices floating around in jars, suggest if making them let them meld with spices a couple of hours then strain and the ones that I bought were in malt vinegar not white.
Reviews
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I must have done something wrong as the onions didn't turn out right. I was very disappointed as I loved Laings Pickled Onions. -
Coming from a British family, just wanted to comment that my dad who was a professional chef used shallots to make pickled onions. -
I made several jars last year. I couldn’t believe how simple it was - my kind of recipe. My mother used to bring a snack down to the rec room when I had friends over : pickled onions, cheddar cheese and bread and butter. They thought it was a strange offering, but it was my favourite!
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I have made this recipe, only that I tweaked it a bit by adding a very small sugarspoons worth of sweet pickle spices, to offset the sour taste a bit. My hubby said it was too sour. I gave one away already, and the reply was Yummy. -
just as if I was back in England,the taste was the same. Only trouble is finding the right onions,thanks for a great post.Bob
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Born in the 1950's in Manchester, England and immigrated to Canada while still young and impressionable.
Raised by blue blood british parents who, with staunch british authority, brought me up often kicking and screaming on traditional English fare.
From this came my passion for true and authentic British dishes and condiments.
As these items were not to be found on Canadian menus or in stores, my only recourse was to recreate them myself.
I've been successfully cloning the Brand Name guys for over 30 years to the delight of friends and strangers alike. My hope is you will enjoy them too.
