Quick Pickled Onions

• servings: 500g
• active time: 15 mins
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

300ml cider vinegar

3 tbsp golden caster sugar

1 tbsp sea salt flakes

6 black peppercorns

6 coriander seeds

1 star anise

1 bay leaf

3 small red onions, sliced into rings

Directions

Pour the vinegar into a pan, add the sugar, sea salt, the spices and bay leaf, and bring to a simmer. After 1 min, check that the sugar and salt have dissolved. Remove from the heat.

Boil the kettle. Put the onion slices in a sieve or colander. Pour over the hot water from the kettle and drain well. When cool enough to handle, pack the onion rings into a 500g sterilised jar (see tip below). Pour over the warm vinegar and seal. Cool, then chill and leave to pickle for 2 hrs. Will keep for 6 months unopened, or 2 weeks in the fridge once opened.