Nice side -- Pickled Onions
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:16 am
Pickled Onions
Makes 3 cups
Ingredients:
• 2 medium red onions, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup fresh lime juice
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
Directions:
Add the sliced onions to a medium bowl or pot of boiling water for 10 seconds, and then drain immediately into a colander. Place the onions in a quart jar and cool, while preparing the brine.
Toast the cinnamon sticks, cloves, and red pepper flakes in a small saucepan over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stir in the vinegar, lime juice, sugar, and salt. Bring to a low boil and cook until the sugar and salt have dissolved, about 2 minutes. Cool, then pour the brine over the onions. Refrigerate.
You can use sweet white onions such as Vidalia or Walla Walla, and be creative with a dab of food coloring. Green pickled onions are always a favorite.
Makes 3 cups
Ingredients:
• 2 medium red onions, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup fresh lime juice
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
Directions:
Add the sliced onions to a medium bowl or pot of boiling water for 10 seconds, and then drain immediately into a colander. Place the onions in a quart jar and cool, while preparing the brine.
Toast the cinnamon sticks, cloves, and red pepper flakes in a small saucepan over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stir in the vinegar, lime juice, sugar, and salt. Bring to a low boil and cook until the sugar and salt have dissolved, about 2 minutes. Cool, then pour the brine over the onions. Refrigerate.
You can use sweet white onions such as Vidalia or Walla Walla, and be creative with a dab of food coloring. Green pickled onions are always a favorite.