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Sous Vide Pickled Onions
Making sous vide pickled onions is faster than making a refrigerator pickled onions. Precision temperature in a short amount of time will produce a crisp, flavorful pickled onion.
Sous Vide Pickled Onions
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Prep Time35 minutes
servings1 cup

Ingredients 

  • 1 Red Onion thinly sliced
  • ½ Cup red wine vinegar
  • ½ Cup Water
  • 2 Tablespoons salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon pickling spice mix

Instructions

How to sous vide pickled onions

  1. In a zip top bag, add the red wine vinegar, water, pickling spice mix, salt and sugar.
  2. Place the bag in the water of your sous vide using the water displacement method.
  3. Heat your sous vide to 180ºF (82ºC).
  4. While the sous vide is heating, slice your red onion thinly or to your desired thickness.
  5. Once your water comes to temperature, agitate the liquid contents of the bag to be sure that the salt and sugar have dissolved.
  6. Add the sliced onion to the bag and re-submerge the bag using the water displacement method. Secure the bag to the side of the pot with a clip.
  7. Cook for 25 minute.
  8. Remove from the water bath and shock (stop the cooking) of the onions in an ice bath.
  9. Store the pickled onions in their brine, in a closed container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Tablespoon | Calories: 8kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Sodium: 467mg | Sugar: 1g
CourseSous Vide
CuisineAmerican
Keywordpickled onions, quick pickle, sous vide pickled onions
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