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.

Homemade Pickled Onions

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. 1

    Simmer vinegar, sugar, spices.

  2. 2

    Blanch onions with boiling water; drain.

  3. 3

    Pack onions in jar.

  4. 4

    Pour hot brine over.

  5. 5

    Cool and chill 2 hours.