Pickling colored onions: the best recipes and tips

Pickled red, purple or blue onions are a delicious dish that can serve in the role of an independent snack, perfectly complements meat dishes, will become an ingredient in the filling for sandwiches. Colored onions have a beautiful tinge of flesh and are great for pickling. In this form, it can be stored for up to a year without losing its taste characteristics.

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Taste characteristics

Colored onions have a light sweetish taste. It is not as tart and practically devoid of bitterness, unlike ordinary species.

Fresh colored onions are perfect for vegetables and meat dishes. Pickled onions retain excellent taste characteristics. Along with sweetness, a slight sourness appears.

Pickled colored onions are often added to vegetable salads. He is able to make the familiar taste more piquant.

Vegetable preparation

In order for pickled onions to delight with their taste, you need to follow several sequential steps to prepare:

1. Choose only firm vegetables that are free of stains and other signs of damage.
2. The onions are peeled and washed thoroughly under water.
3. The prepared vegetable is cut into neat half rings.

For the preparation of a pickled vegetable, additional components are used, such as salt, garlic cloves, granulated sugar, various types of peppers, and herbs.

A simple pickled onion recipe

This option will require a minimum amount of free time and does not imply a complex set of ingredients.

For cooking you need:

• large head of colored onions;
• 4 tablespoons 9% vinegar
• a teaspoon of ordinary salt;
• 200 ml of pure water.

Cooking technology:

1. The vegetable is washed, peeled and cut into small rings.
2. Salt and vinegar are used to prepare the marinade. Pour the chopped onion with vinegar so that the solution completely covers the onion mass.
3. The dishes containing the mixture are sent to the microwave. The oven is turned on for five minutes and set to maximum power.

Pickled onions with spices

The recipe will require:

• colored onions - 300 g;
• sugar - 15 g;
• vinegar (9%) - a tablespoon;
• salt to taste;
• water - 300 ml;

• fresh herbs and spices. You can choose from coriander, different types of peppers, or laurel leaves.

Cooking technology

1. Salt and granulated sugar are dissolved in water, selected spices and vinegar are added.
2. Cut the onion into thin half rings.
3. Chopped onion is placed in a glass dish, poured with ready-made marinade, and hermetically sealed. In this position, the mixture is left for an hour, sent to the refrigerator.
4. After the specified time has elapsed, finely chopped greens are added to the onion. It can be parsley, dill, or both.

Thanks to spices, it is possible to regulate the taste characteristics of the finished product: to give it a more spicy or spicy taste. Ready pickled onions are recommended to be eaten within 24 hours.

Wine pickled onions

Wine is used to prepare a wide variety of dishes. The drink gives a special piquant taste.

To prepare a snack you will need:

• two large heads of colored onions;
• 200 ml of red wine;
• salt;
• black pepper;
• granulated sugar.

Cooking technology:

1. Prepare the onion and cut it into thin rings, then send it to a small glass jar.
2. Sugar, salt, spices are poured into the jar and wine is poured.
3. The jar is sealed and allowed to brew for three hours.

Pickled onions with mustard

The mustard powder provided in the recipe will smooth out the taste of the onion, remove excess bitterness and add a rich aroma.

For cooking you will need:

• three medium onions;
• a teaspoon of mustard powder;
• two tablespoons of vinegar;
• two teaspoons of ordinary salt;
• two tablespoons of granulated sugar;
• 350 ml of warm water.

Cooking technology:

1. The onion is cut into rings.
2. To prepare the marinade, salt, granulated sugar and mustard powder are dissolved in water. The last component is vinegar.
3. Pour the onion with ready-made marinade, close hermetically and let it brew for half an hour.
4. Before serving, the liquid must be drained.

Pickled onions are a great snack. By experimenting with different ingredients, you can create your own unique recipes.

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