Umami
Umami

Pickled Onions Recipe

1 serving

servings

10 minutes

active time

15 minutes

total time

Ingredients

1 cup red onion, very thinly sliced

½ cup white vinegar (or use rice wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar – see notes)

½ cup water

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sugar (or sub honey , agave, or another substitute)

1 teaspoon whole spices (optional- one or any combination of peppercorns, fennel seed, cumin, coriander, peppercorns, caraway, star anise, juniper, allspice.)

OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:

garlic cloves, cut in half

Bay leaves

Fresh or dried herbs (oregano, cilantro, scallions, curry leaves, dill)

Jalapeno slices

Directions

Thinly slice red onion (you’ll need one cup)

Place the vinegar, water, salt, sugar and whole spices in a small pot on the stove and bring to a simmer. Add the onions, and simmer for 30-60 seconds, stirring.

Turn off the heat. Stir in any of the optional additions above. Let this cool completely.

Place in a clean jar and store in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

Notes

Serve with Frankie - India's Street food - also called a Mubai Burrito or Bombay Burrito.

Nutrition

Serving Size

2 tablespoons

Calories

20

Total Fat

0 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Unsaturated Fat

-

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

0 mg

Sodium

219.1 mg

Total Carbohydrate

4.2 g

Dietary Fiber

0.3 g

Total Sugars

3.2 g

Protein

0.2 g

1 serving

servings

10 minutes

active time

15 minutes

total time
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