Can you freeze red onion marmalade?
Yes. Freeze it in a portion tray, then pop the cubes out into a container.
How to freeze and defrost it, with the Food Standards Agency’s advice at each step.
The recipe
One batch makes 8 portions.
Ingredients for 8 portions
Method
Cook the onions
- Peel red onion, halve them and slice thinly.
- Heat olive oil in a wide pan over a medium-low heat. Add the onions with sprig of thyme and salt. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring now and then, until very soft.
- Stir in light brown soft sugar, balsamic vinegar and red wine vinegar. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring more as it thickens, until dark and sticky with no liquid left.
- Fish out the thyme stalks. It'll look loose, but it sets as it cools.
How to freeze
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cool any warm dishes before putting them in your freezer
, says the Food Standards Agency. - Spoon into a portion tray and freeze, then pop them out into your container.
How to defrost
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the safest way to defrost food is in the fridge overnight
, says the Food Standards Agency. - Take it out of its container.
How we’d cook it, not advice. We don’t check recipes for allergens, and ingredients vary by brand, so check the label on everything you use. Prepare and cook food the way the Food Standards Agency says. Allergens and food safety
Nutrition
Per portion- Energy
- 163 kcal
- Fat
- 5.6g
- Carbohydrate
- 25.2g
- Protein
- 1.3g
Nutrition details
- Energy
- 163 kcal
- Fat
- 5.6g
- of which saturates
- 0.6g
- Carbohydrate
- 25.2g
- of which sugars
- 22.6g
- Fibre
- 2.3g
- Protein
- 1.3g
- Salt
- 1.36g
Estimated from ingredient data.
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For Boxing Day
- Serve it with The bubble and squeak cakes, the galettes, or cheese and crackers.
- 2 tablespoons each One batch makes 8 portions.
- Vegan
No special kit
- Works best in a silicone portion tray and freezer bags Any freezer-safe container does the job too.
- Everything from one shop Batch cook it with Nomstash and the silicone portion trays and freezer bags go on the same shopping list as the food.
Cook what you already cook
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Freezing and defrosting safely
The Food Standards Agency’s advice, in their words.
Label everything you freeze.
label food you freeze so you don’t end up with Unidentified Frozen Objects (UFOs)
The rest of the Food Standards Agency’s advice, in their words, is in our freezing and defrosting guide.
Sources
- Food Standards Agency How to chill, freeze and defrost food safely gov.uk
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