Pickled onions are a great self-sufficient appetizer and a harmonious addition to meat dishes. His duet with barbecue is a recognized classic of taste. There are several ways to pickle onions quickly and easily.
Marinate onions in lemon juice
Ingredients: 1 large onion, 1 lemon, 50 ml of water, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. sugar, herbs and vegetable oil to taste.
Squeeze juice from one lemon. Dilute it with warm boiled water, add sugar and salt, stir everything thoroughly. Finely chop the herbs, you can take parsley, dill, coriander or a mixture of them. Cut the onions into rings. Add herbs and vegetable oil to lemon juice. Mix everything and pour the chopped onion with the resulting marinade. It will be ready to eat after the marinade has cooled.
Pickle onions in vinegar
Ingredients: 2 medium onions, 120 ml water; 3 tbsp. l. sugar, 30 g vinegar, 1/2 tbsp. l. salt.
Chop the onion into half rings or rings as desired. Place it in a glass jar. Combine salt, water and sugar in a saucepan. Put it on fire and bring to a boil. Add vinegar, it is better to use 9%. Pour the hot marinade over the onion and close the jar with a lid. Once the marinade has cooled, the onion can be consumed. It must be stored in the refrigerator.
Pickling onions in wine vinegar and beets
Ingredients: 1 onion, 1 medium beet, 150 ml of wine vinegar, 150 ml of water, pepper and salt to taste.
Chop the onion, scald it with boiling water and place in a bowl. Cut the beets into small pieces and add to a bowl of onions. Dilute 1: 1 wine vinegar with water. Add pepper, salt and mix everything. Pour the beet marinade on the onion and place in a cool place for 8-10 hours. Ideally, leave the onion in the refrigerator for a day. During this time, he should brew well. "Beet" onions perfectly decorate dishes.
Useful Tips
You can safely add a variety of seasonings to the onion marinade. Garlic, which should be crushed beforehand, will help add spiciness. Cinnamon will give pickled onions a tart aroma, and vanilla sugar - an original taste.
