Pickled Red Onions
Ingredients
- 2 large red onions or 3 small
- 450 ml white vinegar or you can use a mixture of white and apple cider vinegar
- 100 grams cane sugar
- 200 ml water
- 2.5 tsp salt
Flavourings:
- 1-2 tsp peppercorns optional - for flavouring
- 1-2 tsp fennel seeds optional - for flavouring
- 3 garlic cloves (peeled) optional - for flavouring
- 2 bay leaves optional - for flavouring
Instructions
- Halve your onions, from root to stem, then slice them very thinly.
- Stuff in your jar along with the flavourings (if using).
- Add the water, vinegar, sugar and salt to a medium pan and heat over a medium heat for around a minute, or until the sugar and salt has dissolved - feel free to taste at this point and add any extra sugar or salt to your preference.
- Pour this over the onions. Cover and leave to pickle for a minimum of an hour. Enjoy! Store in the fridge for upto 2 weeks.