Pickled red onions are a great way to use up extras and make a tasty useful condiment to use in all kinds of meals that will last in the fridge!
Try them on your burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, tacos, in salads, and so much more!
- 1.5 cups red onions, sliced thinly
- 3 TBLS sugar
- 1 TBLS salt
- 1 cup white vinegar
Optional spicing ingredients:
- 1 clove garlic and 10 peppercorns
- 1/2 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, 4 cloves, red pepper flakes
- fresh ginger slices
- 1 clove garlic, cumin seeds, mustard seeds
- etc! Make it up!
Add prepared onions to a pint jar, filling up to 1 inch below the top.
Boil the vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices until dissolved. Remove from heat.
Pour liquid over onions in jar. Put a canning jar lid.
Let stand until cool. Store in fridge for up to 3-4 weeks.
For softer pickles: add them to the vinegar mixture and boil 1-2 minutes then pour into jar to cool as above.