Quick-pickled red onions

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ILLUSTRATIVE FOOD IMAGE / FOLLOW THE WRITTEN METHOD

Gather your ingredients.

• enough to fill one pint jar — Red onion — thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon — Black peppercorns
• 3/4 cup — White vinegar — labelled 5% acidity
• 3/4 cup — Water
• 2 1/4 teaspoons — Canning or pickling salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons — Sugar

Prepare.

Peel and thinly slice the onion into half-moons. Separate the layers.

The method.

1. 01

   Peel and thinly slice the onion into half-moons.

2. 02

   Pack the onion and seasonings into a clean heatproof jar.

3. 03

   Prepare the recipe brine as specified by the cited source.

4. 04

   Pour the hot brine over the onion, fit the lid and refrigerate promptly.

5. 05

   Allow flavour to develop before serving and follow the source storage guidance.