Onions marinated in vinegar

Onions marinated in vinegar are not only a delicacy of gourmets and part of some salads, but also a way to preserve this vegetable in the winter. There are very, very many ways of pickling it, we will dwell on some of the most popular ones.

When choosing a method, how to pickle onions in vinegar, you should consider what bow you will use. It can be sweet, medium-sharp and sharp. To remove the characteristic unpleasant bitterness, at first it should be doused with boiling water. This does not apply to the sweet type, since this bitterness in such a vegetable is absent.

The onion, marinated in vinegar, is prepared using apple, wine, grape or ordinary vinegar. You can also use any additives, such as spices and herbs. If you do not have vinegar or you do not use it, you can use lemon juice.

The first recipe

It is suitable for sharp varieties. Clean and chop 1 kg of onion. Add to it 1 bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste, 100 grams of any vinegar and 3 tablespoons. Spoons of any vegetable oil. Pour the onion with hot water so that it is completely covered with it. Next pan with onions set on fire and warmed to 75-80 degrees, after which we quickly cool. Store this onion and vinegar for up to 6 days in the refrigerator.

The second recipe (for sweet onions)

As there is no bitterness in such varieties, it is enough to clean the vegetable, chop, add salt and vinegar to taste and leave in a cool place for several hours.

The third recipe

Onions, marinated in vinegar, according to this recipe is obtained not only very tasty, but also extraordinarily beautiful. And all because he will marinate along with beets, so he will acquire a beautiful beetroot shade. So, we need 1 kg of onions and beets. Vegetables clean and cut. Onion should be boiled and put in a bowl. Evenly shift it with layers of beets. For the marinade, mix water and wine vinegar in a ratio of 1: 1, add salt and pepper to taste. Pour marinade dishes with vegetables and leave to marinate during the day.

The fourth recipe

In Georgia, to prepare such a delicacy, like onions, marinated in vinegar, use a variety of spices and spices. For the marinade mix water and vinegar in the proportions of 1: 1, add here laurel leaves, cloves, cinnamon, pepper fragrant and spicy, sugar and salt. Onions are poured with boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Then cool in salted water, then pour the resulting marinade and marinate for several hours.

The fifth recipe

As mentioned above, pickling onions is used to store it in the winter. How to do it?

To begin with, the onion is cleaned and put in salted water (200 grams of salt per 1 liter), leave it in the cold for several days. During this time the bulbs become translucent.

Such onions are piled in pre-prepared jars that are poured with a boiling marinade. Banks are sealed, turned over, covered with a blanket and left until completely cooled.

For marinade it is necessary (per 1 liter of water):

- Several laurel leaves;

- 7-10 peas of black pepper;

- 1 tablespoon of salt and sugar;

- 200 ml of vinegar (table).