Pickled Red Onion

Adapted from Budmo!: Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen by Anna Voloshyna. We love to keep a jar of these in the fridge to garnish tacos or deviled eggs, tuck into sandwiches and a million other uses. Voloshyna uses it in Budmo! to finish a Crimean Stew with Chickpeas.

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Makes about 2 cups.

Ingredients

1 large red onion, halved through the stem end, then cut into thin half-moons

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

Fresh thyme sprigs

Instructions

1. Tightly pack the onion slices into a heatproof 1-pint glass jar with a lid.

2. In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water, the vinegar, sugar, salt and thyme and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and pour the brine over the onion to completely submerge. Let cool to room temperature. Serve right away, or cover the jar and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.


Pickled Red Onion

Pickled Red Onion

Yield: 2 cups
Author: Recipe from Anna Voloshyna; adaptation and headnote by Leslie Brenner
Adapted from 'Budmo!: Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen' by Anna Voloshyna. We love to keep a jar of these in the fridge to garnish tacos or deviled eggs, tuck into sandwiches and a million other uses. Voloshyna uses it in Budmo! to finish a Crimean Stew with Chickpeas.

Ingredients

  • 1 large red onion, halved through the stem end, then cut into thin half-moons
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Fresh thyme sprigs

Instructions

  1. Tightly pack the onion slices into a heatproof 1-pint glass jar with a lid.
  2. In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water, the vinegar, sugar, salt and thyme and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and pour the brine over the onion to completely submerge. Let cool to room temperature. Serve right away, or cover the jar and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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