Pickled onions

10 min

Red pickled onions are a classic garnishing for Mexican moles, cochinita, and pastor tacos, but do not hesitate to add them to any dish you like. They make a great combination for seafood specialties too!

Ingredients

Yields 100 g

1 red onion
1 chile
1 lime
juice
vinegar
kosher salt

You will need

500 ml container with a tight-fitting lid

Directions

Halve the onion and cut it into 1/4 cm slices.
Quarter the chili lengthwise and cut it into very thin slices.
Put the onions and the chili into a bowl.
Juice the lime, and add vinegar into the bowl, and mix again.
Add salt, thoroughly mix, and add more salt if needed.
Leave the container to pickle on the counter for at least 30 minutes (the more, the better).

Notes & tips

Try using different types of chilies when preparing the onions, the original Mexican recipe calls for habaneros, but they can be too spicy for some people and also sometimes too expensive.

If you can prepare the onions 4 to 5 hours ahead of serving them, it will enhance their flavors.

If you use white or yellow onions, try adding extra lime juice to reach the right level of acidity.

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Name	Kind	Season	Contains
Chile	Vegan
Lime	Vegan
Onion	Vegan
Salt	Vegan
Vinegar	Vegan

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