Easiest Pickled Red Onions - Best Recipe for Tacos!

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Today in the Great Lakes Kitchen, I'm showing how I make the most delicious pickled red onions. This is a very straightforward process with just a couple steps, and you'll end up with pickled onions that have the perfect texture and taste. My absolute favorite for tacos and Mexican food in general!
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Recipe:
-1 medium-sized red onion
-1/4 cup white vinegar
-3/4 cup hot water
-3 tablespoons white sugar
-1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt
-8 or 10 whole peppercorns
Cut onion in half and then cut into very thin slices. Place onion slices in bowl and cover with boiling water. After 1-2 minutes (no longer), strain onions and set aside.
To make brine, combine hot water, white vinegar, sugar, salt, and peppercorns. Stir very thoroughly.
Pack onion slices into pint-sized mason jar, and then pour bring over top until onions are completely covered. Leave jar on counter for awhile to cool down, and then refrigerate. Onions can be eaten after 24 hours, but they will taste much better after 3-5 days.
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00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Preparing Onion
03:15 - Making Brine
04:44 - Pickling the Onion
07:05 - Finished Product
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  • @Stepinthyme1
    @Stepinthyme1Ай бұрын

    I don't like anything pickled, but my husband does. Looking forward making this for him!

  • @Mary-had-a-lil-farm
    @Mary-had-a-lil-farm2 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait to try this one, thank you 😊

  • @susycue3
    @susycue32 жыл бұрын

    Cant wait to make these!

  • @crystalroberts1777
    @crystalroberts17772 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing definitely going to try this out. I can never finish red onions fast enough

  • @bread-casserole
    @bread-casserole2 жыл бұрын

    Oh yes please let’s see The Who,e taco recipe!

  • @bobbyj3701
    @bobbyj3701 Жыл бұрын

    Got me HOOKED... so I had to subscribe! Loved the video!

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Bobby, glad you enjoyed it

  • @PeteWSC
    @PeteWSC Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the recipe I just done a jar. You might want to change the written recipe to match the video?

  • @averagejoesmiling456
    @averagejoesmiling4562 жыл бұрын

    Just curious . . . what did you do with the leftover brine? Always quality videos, Great Lakes!!

  • @watsonrk1
    @watsonrk19 ай бұрын

    Use salt without any preservatives, like canning salt or Redmonds Real salt. They turn cloudy or slimy. Try 1 dried chili pepper in the bottom... or a shake of red pepper. And just pour the brine over the onions, no need to boil them first with a pot of water, its an extra step not needed, really why there a slimy mess after a few weeks.

  • @sharonsyearofjubilee
    @sharonsyearofjubilee Жыл бұрын

    What is the knife that you are using? Looks nice and sharp! Thanks!

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Sharon, that's my Victorinox Santoku knife. It's this one, if you want to take a look... amzn.to/3ODxP6t

  • @sharonsyearofjubilee

    @sharonsyearofjubilee

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GreatLakesPrepping Thank you so much! I will check it out!

  • @bulkvanderhuge9006
    @bulkvanderhuge9006Ай бұрын

    Cutting the onion in the opposite direction (Stem to root) breaks less of the onions cells, and reduces the amount of chemicals it gives off

  • @monafortune6554
    @monafortune6554 Жыл бұрын

    I'also wondering about how long is the longest time in fridge and still good?

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    Жыл бұрын

    If they're quick-pickled, I'd say about 3 weeks. They'll start getting mushy and slimy after that. If you hot-water bath canned them (like people do with pickled cucumbers and so forth), they can sit on a shelf for a year or more before you open them. But for fridge pickles, my timeline is about 3 weeks.

  • @seedssoilsunshine2909
    @seedssoilsunshine29092 жыл бұрын

    How long does it stay fresh in the refrigerator?

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    2 жыл бұрын

    It should be good for as long as an opened jar of pickles would be in the fridge. But I've always gone through a jar within a couple weeks, since it's just 1 onion's worth.

  • @DailYxDosE
    @DailYxDosE Жыл бұрын

    whats the white sauce at the end?

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    Жыл бұрын

    Cilantro lime sauce. Very tasty.

  • @lorrainestone
    @lorrainestone Жыл бұрын

    What is the white sauce on your taco's? Thanks

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Lorraine. That's a cilantro-lime sauce I make for tacos.

  • @proudnana1725

    @proudnana1725

    10 ай бұрын

    Recipe please!!

  • @annaunruh9402
    @annaunruh94022 жыл бұрын

    could you do this recipe with other onions 🤔

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    2 жыл бұрын

    You definitely can. They just won't look as pretty, or have that specific red onion taste.

  • @annaunruh9402

    @annaunruh9402

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GreatLakesPrepping thanks for letting me know

  • @christineroppel3123
    @christineroppel3123 Жыл бұрын

    OK, I just have to say it: You are just so damn cute! ...from someone old enough to be your mom

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    Жыл бұрын

    Ha, well thank you Christine, I appreciate the compliment!

  • @HeatHeatseekerSeeker
    @HeatHeatseekerSeeker Жыл бұрын

    Great video but every recipe I have ever seen or done; you never slice the onions against the grain. Always with the grain. Give it a try. It's a big difference..

  • @PDXTundra

    @PDXTundra

    4 ай бұрын

    Yes, always slice root to stem.

  • @PDXTundra
    @PDXTundra4 ай бұрын

    I never understood why people add sugar to this.

  • @annang1000
    @annang10004 ай бұрын

    You have too much Brine left, maybe I should use half of the brine ingredients.

  • @gotoflooring81
    @gotoflooring812 жыл бұрын

    Two years it will stay fresh.seed soil sunshine

  • @seedssoilsunshine2909

    @seedssoilsunshine2909

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow that's a long time! Thanks for responding

  • @gotoflooring81

    @gotoflooring81

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@seedssoilsunshine2909 know for a fact.

  • @GreatLakesPrepping

    @GreatLakesPrepping

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@seedssoilsunshine2909 2 years is a lot longer than I would keep it. Just to mention that.... 2 years seems way long and I'm not sure what that info is based on. Most google results say 2-3 weeks. I'd be comfortable going about a month. 2 years seems like unsafe advice.

  • @seedssoilsunshine2909

    @seedssoilsunshine2909

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GreatLakesPrepping I definitely would not keep that long, lol. I was thinking more like 4-6 weeks at the most for me! 🙂

  • @devinthomas4866

    @devinthomas4866

    10 ай бұрын

    Don't think that is safe. 2-3 weeks.