How many wonderful recipes can be prepared using one simple ingredient - marinated onions. Acidic, slightly spicy onion rings perfectly set off the taste of salted fish, they are used in salad preparation, preservation and even simply frying in breadcrumbs. So why not figure out how to make delicious pickled onions yourself and forever abandon the purchased product.
Preparation of pickled onions
Before you start directly to the recipes, let's look at the basic nuances of the process of marinovki bow. There are not many of them, but each of them requires attention.
The onion is distinguished by its peculiar taste due to the presence of flavonoids - chemical compounds of "scaring away" microbes (yes, that's why you were forced to eat onion and garlic in the winter season). To remove a part of flavonoids, and along with them and bitterness, any acid-containing compounds: vinegar, lemon juice and others help. Such organic acids are diluted with water to reduce their concentration and at this stage comes the first difficulty: warm water increases the time of marinovki onions, so using express recipes, do not forget to cool it or pour onions with boiling water before marinating. Hot water more effectively removes bitterness in less time. Another nuance that will speed up the process of removing flavonoids is the correct grinding: the smaller the onion is cut, the faster it will be ready for use. Here, in general, and everything, we turn to recipes.
Marinated in vinegar onion - recipe
Ingredients:
- onion (large) - 1 piece;
- water 100 ml;
- vinegar (9%) - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- salt - ¼ tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
In boiling water we grow sugar and salt, we top up the vinegar. Onion cut into rings and add to any glass or enameled dishes, pour it with hot vinegar mixture and leave to marinate until the water cools (about 1.5 hours). At the end of time, the onion is ready for use.
Marinated onions (quick recipe)
If the time for marinovka remains from the force of 15-20 minutes, then use the following recipe.
Ingredients:
- onions - 1 pc .;
- wine vinegar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar - to taste.
Preparation
Pre-sliced onion rings are covered with boiling water, and then immediately dipped in cold water. Sugar is dissolved in a small amount of hot water and added to the onion together with the vinegar. After 15 minutes pickled onions can be served to the table. Marinated onions can be prepared in apple cider vinegar, instead of wine, keeping the same proportions.
Onions marinated with lemon
Ingredients:
- onion - 1 pc .;
- lemon - ½ pcs .;
- sugar - 50 g.
Preparation
In 0.5 liters of water, dilute the juice of half a lemon and sugar, lay the onions cut into rings and bring the mixture to a boil. Finished onions are washed with water and used in your favorite recipes.
Onion, pickled in mustard and balsamic vinegar
Ingredients:
- sweet onion - 1 pc .;
- mustard - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- vinegar balsamic - 1 teaspoon;
- salt, pepper, marjoram - by pinch;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
Sliced onions are mixed with mustard, salt, pepper, flavored with marjoram and seasoned with refined vegetable oil and balsamic vinegar. We marinade onions 1-1.5 hours in the refrigerator. The finished product turns out to be very piquant and perfectly suited as an addition to sandwiches.
Spiced pickled onions
Ingredients:
- citric acid - 6 g;
- water 100 ml;
- salt - 1 teaspoon;
- onion - 2 pcs .;
- cloves - 1 bud;
- bay leaf - 1 piece;
- red pepper - on the tip of the knife;
- cinnamon - on the tip of the knife;
- black pepper - 2 peas.
Preparation
Water boil with lemon acid, salt, cloves, cinnamon and pepper for about 3-5 minutes. At the bottom of the glass jar we lay a laurel sheet, then a layer of sliced a bowl, fill everything with a hot marinade and leave until completely cooled. Marinated onion, cooked in this way, can be stored in the refrigerator for about 1 week. To add color to the onion, you can add a little grated beet to the jar.