CRUNCHY PICKLED RED ONION RINGS

Crunchy Pickled Red Onion Rings image

Provided by dicentra

Categories Onions

Time 30m

Yield 3 pints

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 lbs red onions
18 whole cloves
18 whole black peppercorns
3 teaspoons mustard seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
2 cups white vinegar or 2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

Peel the onions and slice them ¼ " thick; separate the slices into rings. Divide the onion rings amoung 3 clean, dry pint canning jars.
To the onions in each jar add 6 whole cloves, 6 peppercorns, 1 teaspoons mustard seed and ½ teaspoons celery seed.
Combine the vinegar, water, sugar, salt, turmeric and cinnamon in a stainless-steel or other non-reactive saucepan. Heat to boiling, then simmer 2 minutes.
Fill the jars with the hot liquid, leaving ¼ " of headspace. Remove any air bubbles by running a long thin knife blade or a cooking chopstick around the inside walls of the jars and add liquid if necessary to maintain the ¼ " of headspace.
For refrigerator storage - let the jars cool uncovered, then cover with a doubled sheet of plastic wrap and a cap, any kind, that fits the jar. Refrigerate for at least 2 weeks before serving. The pickles keep (and improve) for many months in the fridge.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410.3, Fat 1.5, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 1568.1, Carbohydrate 93.4, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 77.2, Protein 3.2