Pickled Red Onions

Name: Pickled Red Onions
Yield: Makes about 3 cups
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon pickling spice; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; ¼ teaspoon anise seeds; 1 bay leaf; 2 cups distilled white vinegar; 2 cups granulated sugar; 2 pounds red onions, thinly sliced

Preparation info

Makes about
3 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Back in the Day Bakery Made With Love

By Cheryl Day and Griffith Day

Published 2015

About

Quick-pickling is easy to do; you get immediate satisfaction, and you don’t have to go through the whole process of canning. We keep these pickled onions in our fridge all the time. The blend of spices and the crunch of the onions make them delicious in salads, and on hot dogs and hamburgers too.

Ingredients

2 pounds red onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1

Americas
United States
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Combine the onions, red pepper flakes, pickling spice, salt, anise seeds, and bay leaf in a large heatproof bowl. Set aside.

In a large nonreactive saucepan, combine the vinegar and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and pour over the onions, stirring the onions and spices with the liquid. Make sure the onions are submer