Onion marinated in vinegar

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Onions marinated in vinegar are not only a gourmet delicacy and part of some salads, but also a way to preserve this vegetable in the winter. There are very, very many ways to marinate it, but we will dwell on some of the most popular ones.

When choosing a method for how to pickle onions in vinegar, you should consider which onion you will use. It can be sweet, medium-spicy and spicy. To remove the characteristic unpleasant bitterness, first it should be doused with boiling water. This does not apply to the sweet type, since this bitterness is absent in such a vegetable.

Vinegar pickled onions are prepared using apple, wine, grape or regular vinegar. You can also use any additives, such as spices and herbs. In case you do not have vinegar or you do not use it, you can use lemon juice.

First recipe

It is suitable for spicy varieties. Peel and chop 1 kg of onion. Add to it 1 bay leaf, s alt and pepper to taste, 100 grams of any vinegar and 3 tbsp. tablespoons of any vegetable oil. Pour onionhot water so that it is completely covered with it. Next, put the pan with the onion on the fire and heat it up to 75-80 degrees, after which we quickly cool it. You can store such an onion with vinegar for up to 6 days in the refrigerator.

Second recipe (for sweet onions)

Since there is no bitterness in such varieties, it is enough to peel the vegetable, chop, add s alt and vinegar to taste and leave in a cool place for several hours.

Third recipe

Onion marinated in vinegar according to this recipe is not only very tasty, but also unusually beautiful. And all because it will be pickled along with beets, so it will acquire a beautiful beet shade. So, we need 1 kg of onions and beets. Peel and cut vegetables. Dip the onion in boiling water and place in a bowl. Spread it evenly in layers with the beets. For the marinade, mix water and wine vinegar in a ratio of 1: 1, add s alt and pepper to taste. Pour the dishes with vegetables with the marinade and leave to marinate for a day.

Fourth recipe

In Georgia, various spices and spices are used to prepare such a delicacy as onions marinated in vinegar. For the marinade, water and vinegar are mixed in proportions of 1: 1, bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, allspice and hot peppers, sugar and s alt are added here. Onions are poured with boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Then they are cooled in s alted water, then poured with the resulting marinade and marinated for several hours.

Fifth recipe

As mentioned above, pickling onions is used to store them in winter. How to do it?

To begin with, the onions are peeled and put in s alted water (200 grams of s alt per 1 liter), left in the cold for several days. During this time, the bulbs become translucent.

This onion is put in pre-prepared jars, which are poured with boiling marinade. The jars are sealed, turned over, covered with a blanket and left to cool completely.

For the marinade you need (based on 1 liter of water):

- a few bay leaves;

- 7-10 black peppercorns;

- 1 tablespoon each of s alt and sugar;

- 200 ml of vinegar (table).