Pickled Red Onion
By Bryan RoofPublished on June 21, 2022
Time
15 minutes, plus 30 minutes cooling
Yield
Serves 6 to 8 (Makes about 1½ cups)
Ingredients
1 red onion, halved and sliced thin1 cup distilled white vinegar ⅓ cup sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Before You Begin
Use a baseball-size onion for this recipe. Cider vinegar or red wine vinegar can be substituted for the distilled white vinegar.
Instructions
- Place onion in medium bowl. Bring vinegar, sugar, and salt to simmer in small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Pour vinegar mixture over onion, pressing onion below surface of liquid. Let onion cool completely, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Pickled onion can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.)
Time
15 minutes, plus 30 minutes coolingYield
Serves 6 to 8 (Makes about 1½ cups)Ingredients
1 red onion, halved and sliced thin
1 cup distilled white vinegar
⅓ cup sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Ingredients
1 red onion, halved and sliced thin
1 cup distilled white vinegar
⅓ cup sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Ingredients
1 red onion, halved and sliced thin
1 cup distilled white vinegar
⅓ cup sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Why This Recipe Works
Vinegar and sugar tempered the sharpness of the onion and provided the perfect acidic yet sweet balance for this recipe. Being patient while the mixture cooled was essential here as the 30-minute cooling period allowed for the flavors to meld together.
Before You Begin
Use a baseball-size onion for this recipe. Cider vinegar or red wine vinegar can be substituted for the distilled white vinegar.
Instructions
- Place onion in medium bowl. Bring vinegar, sugar, and salt to simmer in small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Pour vinegar mixture over onion, pressing onion below surface of liquid. Let onion cool completely, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Pickled onion can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.)
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