# Pickled Red Onions

A recipe for making pickled red onions that can be used on tacos or any other food.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 large red onion
- 1.5 C water
- 1.5 C red wine vinegar
- 3 garlic cloves
- 0.5 tsp oregano
- 0.5 tsp ground chile arbol
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 3 tbs sugar
- 1.5 tbs salt

## Instructions

1. Thinly slice the red onion. Do not cut it this way, cut it the other way.
2. Put the sliced onions into a glass jar.
3. In a small saucepan, mix 1.5 cups of water, 1.5 cups of red wine vinegar, 3 roughly chopped garlic cloves, 1 tsp of peppercorns, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 tsp of oregano, and 0.5 tsp of ground chili arbol (optional).
4. Add 3 tbs of sugar and 1.5 tbs of salt to the mixture.
5. Boil the mixture.
6. Carefully pour the mixture into the jar with the onions.
7. Make sure to get the garlic and bay leaf into the jar.
8. Let it sit for at least a few hours, overnight is best.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- glass jar
- measuring cup
- small saucepan
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@malinda.rocha/video/7493257237209697566?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7b63d6a7-f6fa-4e5d-99a2-346c3803dc72
- Extracted: 2025-04-20

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