There are always loads of recipes I'd like to try but lose them before I do. This is where I can record recipes I find interesting and keep notes on my experiments with them.

I have a system that I've adopted for working through recipes:

1 - New recipes are saved to the Experimental Mouffette and is labeled : Untested
2 - As I'm working out the changes I'd like to make (if any) it is labeled : Testing
3 - Once I think I've got the correct formula it is labeled : Test 1
4 - IF I am able to reproduce the effect a second time it is labeled : Test 2 - if I am not able to reproduce the effect, it remains Test 1
5 - The same process as step 4 is used to graduate it to Test 3
6 - Once I have been able to reproduce the effect successfully 3 times, it graduates to my main blog, La Mouffette Gourmande

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

French pickled onions - Testing


1 - Very successful, but now I can't remember which recipe I followed or if I Frankensteined on the fly. In the version below I've Frankensteined the first and third recipe. Oh, and I can't remember if I used white vinegar or white wine vinegar.
I would also like to see if I can re-use the brine from the previous pickling.

35 petits oignons perlés ou échalotes de Sainte-Anne
2 cuillères à soupe de sel
4 tasses (500 ml) de vinaigre blanc
8 grains de poivre noir
10 ml (2 c. à thé) de sel
15 ml (1 c. à soupe) de grains de moutarde
2 cuillères à soupe de sucre
12 tiges de thym
(optional) feuilles de laurier 
  1. Placer les petits oignons dans un grand bol et saupoudrer généreusement d'eau salée. Couvrir et laisser reposer pour la nuit.
  2. Rincer abondamment.
  3. Remplir des pots Masson propre avec des petits oignons perlés.
  4. Faites bouillir le vinaigre, le sucre, la coriandre et le poivre.
  5. Verser dans les pots Masson.
  6. Ajouter les tiges de thym.
  7. Stériliser dans un bain d’eau bouillante pendant 15 minutes.

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