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Charleton House Crocked Onions
From Charleton House, a country house hotel in Somerset,
England, comes this piquant accompaniment to robust cheddar cheeses with good
age and big flavors. We like it, too, with honey-glazed ham, in Christmas turkey
sandwiches, or tossed with grilled red peppers. Look for aged cheddars from
Vermont, New York State, and England, but always taste before buying. Give the
onions two weeks of mellowing. Make up in small crocks or canning jars for
giving, or in larger ones for the family. Keeps about 8 weeks in a cool place.
medium to small yellow onions, thinly sliced in rings
dark brown sugar
salt
fresh tarragon leaves (or dried whole leaves)
apple cider vinegar
This is more a concept than a recipe. Have deep pottery or porcelain crocks or
glass jars -- no metal containers. A small container would be two cups; a large
one two quarts. Wash with hot, soapy water, rinse with boiling water and dry.
Make a layer of onions thick enough to cover bottom of container. Completely
cover onions with brown sugar. Sprinkle about 8 to 10 tarragon leaves and a
little salt. Continue layering the same way, occasionally pressing down to
compact, until container is full to within 1-inch of top. End with the sugar
layer. Pour in enough vinegar to cover. Cover with a lid not crewed tight, or
loosely with plastic wrap (not foil) and store in a cool, dark place. To use,
pull onions out of crock, pile in a shallow bowl. Use atop cheese slices or as
suggested above.
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