Name: Perfect Pickled Onions
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Red onions - 3 medium; Garlic, or to taste - 2 cloves; Jalapeno pepper, sliced, or to taste - 1 medium; Bay leaves - 2; Crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste - ½ teaspoon; Apple cider vinegar - 3 cups; Water - 1 ½ cups; White sugar - ⅓ cup; Kosher salt - 4 teaspoons; Whole black peppercorns - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Perfect Pickled Onions

1. Red onions 3 medium

2. Garlic, or to taste 2 cloves

3. Jalapeno pepper, sliced, or to taste 1 medium

4. Bay leaves 2

5. Crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste ½ teaspoon

6. Apple cider vinegar 3 cups

7. Water 1 ½ cups

8. White sugar ⅓ cup

9. Kosher salt 4 teaspoons

10. Whole black peppercorns 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Perfect Pickled Onions

1 . Stage

Cut onions into very thin slices; place in two 1-quart glass jars or one large bowl, packing them tightly together. Add garlic cloves, jalapeno slices, bay leaves, and pepper flakes.

2 . Stage

Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and peppercorns in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring often until sugar and salt dissolve. Remove from the heat and let stand for 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Pour warm liquid over the onions and press down if necessary to submerge. Cover and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.