Pickling onions is quick and practical: as a flavorful addition to snacks or salads, a sealed jar stored in a dark place will keep for around a year. Here you can find out how to pickle and which ingredients you need.
Pickling onions: you need this
Pickling onions is an almost forgotten tradition to prepare a tasty snack and make the vegetables last longer. Putting it in is easy and can be done by any hobby cook in no time at all. You only need a few ingredients:
- 500 grams of onions (fresh, without moldy or soft spots)
- 500 milliliters of vinegar (depending on your taste: table vinegar, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, etc.)
- 0.5 liters of water
- Spices of your choice: salt, pepper, chili, mustard seeds, garlic, honey, ginger, or allspice are particularly good.
- mason jars
Pickling onions: instructions
How to pickle onions:
- Peel the onions and cut them into either cubes or rings. Tip: Do not cut pieces that are too small, so the snack can later be easily removed from the glass with a fork.
- Bring the water and vinegar to a boil in a large saucepan and add the onions and spices. Then let the mixture boil for about 5 minutes.
- Now scoop the onion into the preserving jars and fill the respective jar to the brim with the mixture. You can still separate connected parts with a fork. Seal the jars airtight.
- Allow the jars to cool and then keep them cold in the refrigerator for two to three days. After that, the pickled onions are ready to enjoy!