Pickling Is Your New Weekend Project

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Pickling Is Your New Weekend Project

We know it’s tempting to hunker down into a Stranger Things rabbit hole, but there are other ways to spend a warm September weekend. Ways that involve turning perishable foods into delicious, vinegary snacks, for example.
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The weekend is here. Aside from the hour or so your hangover shaved off this morning's start time, that's a whole two days at your disposal.

We know it's tempting to hunker down into a Stranger Things rabbit hole, but there are other ways to spend a warm September weekend. Ways that involve turning perishable foods into delicious, vinegary snacks, for example.

RECIPE: Chipotle Pickled Eggs

Yes, we're talking pickling.

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Plum jam or piccalilli packed with seasonal veg might be the obvious choice of preserve for this time of year, but that stuff requires sterilised jars and probably a small orchard. We said weekend project, not industrial catering job.

Instead, we suggest London picklemaker Freddie Janssen's low-key (but high-flavour) recipes for chipotle pickled eggs and Amsterdam onions. No crates of fruit or special containers required—just a quick brine to throw in a jar along with the boiled eggs or softened onions.

RECIPE: Amsterdam Onions

After three weeks in the fridge, you'll have a flavourful snack—ideal for enjoying along with a cold beer or pub-style with a bag of crisps.

And in the meantime, well, you did have Netflix loaded up already …