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Erin, creator of The Flavored Mind

Hi, I’m Erin!

I’m a developer by profession and a home cook by passion. I create bold comfort food with layered flavors, detailed instructions, and a photo for every step.

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Pickled Red Onions & Garlic

Yield: 32 oz. jar

Total Time: 25h 30m

These pickled red onions pack a punch with garlic and whole black peppercorns

A glass jar filled with pickled red onions and garlic submerged in a vibrant pink brine.

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Ingredients

Instructions

Disclaimer: I am now using a high precision scale (accurate up to 0.1g). In some pics you may notice I am rounding the weight. My husband, the chemist, says this is OK 😂 take it up with him!

Instructions

Step 1: Gather all of the ingredients.

A jar filled with sliced pickled red onions sits on a digital scale displaying 262.1 grams.

Step 2: Peel, thinly slice, and weigh the red onion.

Chopped garlic on a white platter weighs 110 grams on a digital kitchen scale with a blue display.

Step 3: Peel, chop, and weigh the garlic.

Sliced red onions, chopped garlic, and black peppercorns in a glass jar on a kitchen scale.

Step 4:  Add the whole peppercorns and garlic, set aside.

A stainless steel pot containing light brown liquid sits on a black stovetop.

Step 5:  In a 1.5Qt. saucepan, add water, apple cider vinegar, table salt, and honey.

A pot on a stovetop filled with boiling liquid, creating bubbles and foam.

Step 6: Set over medium heat and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally to dissolve the honey, and salt. About 18 mins.

Let rest 20 mins.

Jar filled with pickled red onions and garlic slices, submerged in brine with spices, on a wooden countertop.

Step 7: Pour into the mason jar and make sure to cover all the ingredients with the pickling liquid.

Discard any extra liquid.

Glass jar filled with pickled red onions and garlic cloves on a countertop, with kitchen appliances in the background

Step 8: Let the jar rest at room temperature, uncovered, for 40 mins.

When done cooling, cover and refrigerate overnight. Store in the fridge for 3 weeks (although first week is most crisp!).

Bon Appétit!

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albireo63

So yummy!

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