preservation
Quick Pickled Red Onions
Thinly sliced red onions bathed in a vinegar-sugar brine that turns them electric pink in 30 minutes. The single condiment that improves everything — tacos, grain bowls, sandwiches, salads, burgers, avocado toast. Make a jar every week and you'll never stop.
Ingredients
🌱 From Your Homestead
- red onions (2 large, thinly sliced)
🛒 From the Store
- apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar (1 cup)
- sugar (1 tbsp)
- kosher salt (1 tsp)
- pint mason jar
How to Make It
- Gather your ingredients: red onions (2 large, thinly sliced), apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar (1 cup), sugar (1 tbsp), kosher salt (1 tsp), pint mason jar.
- Prep your homestead ingredients — wash, chop, and measure: red onions (2 large, thinly sliced).
- Pour the hot brine directly over the onions — the heat kickstarts the pickling and softens them just enough. Cold brine takes hours; hot brine takes 30 minutes. They keep for two weeks in the fridge and get better every day.
- Cook for approximately 10 min + 30 min sit. Adjust to taste and serve 12 portions.
- Plate, enjoy, and share with your household!
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