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English Pickled Onions
Yield: 2 x half-litre (US pint) jars
Course
Pickles
Cuisine
English
Keyword
Onions
Prep Time
1
hour
hour
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
x half-litre (US pint) jars
Calories
22
kcal
Ingredients
750
g
onions
(very small, unpeeled. 1 ½ lbs. Measurements before prep.)
1
litre
water
(cold or tap temperature. 4 cups / 32 oz)
4
tablespoons
pickling salt
1
litre
water
(cold or tap temperature. 4 cups / 32 oz)
4
tablespoons
pickling salt
1
teaspoon
black peppercorns
(whole)
¼
teaspoon
allspice
(whole berries)
¼
teaspoon
chile flakes
bay leaves
500
ml
malt vinegar
(5% acidity or higher. 2 cups / 16 oz)
2
tablespoons
brown sugar
(light)
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Wash the onions, wash, set aside.
Put 1 litre (1 US quart) of water in a large bowl. Add the salt, whisk or stir well to dissolve.
Add the onions.
Put a plate on the bowl, and weigh it down, to hold the onions down into the water.
Let sit for 8 to 12 hours at room temperature.
Drain onions, discarding soaking liquid from bowl.
Make a second batch of brine in the large bowl with the second amount of water and salt.
Peel onions, adding to the fresh batch of brine in the bowl.
Put a plate on the bowl, and weigh it down, to hold the onions down into the water.
Let stand for 2 days at room temperature.
Drain onions, discarding brine. Rinse the onions, drain well.
Make a spice mixture from the peppercorns, allspice berries, and hot pepper flakes; set aside.
Pack onions into jars that are half-litre (US pint) in size. You'll need 2 to 3 jars depending on size of onions and how they fit into the jars.
In each jar put 1 bay leaf.
Divide the spice mixture between the jars.
Put the vinegar into a large, microwave-safe jug. Add the sugar OR liquid stevia. Heat in microwave to boiling.
Ladle into the jars to cover the onions.
Leave 3 cm (1 inch) headspace.
Debubble, adjust headspace.
Wipe jar rims.
Put lids on.
Process in a water bath or steam canner.
Process jars for 10 minutes; increase time as needed for your altitude.
Best after at least a month of jar time.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
22
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
4.7
g
|
Protein:
0.4
g
|
Sodium:
185
mg
|
Fiber:
0.9
g
|
Sugar:
2.6
g