Homemade Pickled Onions
Tangy and crisp red onions pickled in a cider vinegar brine. Flavored with coriander, star anise, and peppercorns for depth. They add a bright pop of acidity to tacos, salads, and burgers. Easy to make and keeps for weeks in the fridge.

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Temp
Boil
Difficulty
beginner
Servings
1
Cost
$3
Ingredients
- 3 small red onions
- 300 ml cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 1 tbsp sea salt flakes
- 6 count black peppercorns
- 6 count coriander seeds
- 1 count star anise
- 1 count bay leaf
Instructions
- 1
Simmer vinegar, sugar, spices.
- 2
Blanch onions with boiling water; drain.
- 3
Pack onions in jar.
- 4
Pour hot brine over.
- 5
Cool and chill 2 hours.