How To Make & Preserve Sweet & Sour Pickled Red Onions\Steam Canning\Preserving The Harvest

white vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: distilled vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity flavor while distilled vinegar is often cheaper.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds a unique flavor, while brown sugar is typically less expensive.

Slice 6 lbs of red onions in half and then thinly slice them using a KitchenAid mixer with an adjustable slicing blade.

Prepare a canning pot with enough jars to hold 8 pints of pickled onions.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

Add the sliced red onions to the boiling water and cook for 4 minutes, then drain and set aside.

In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups of apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup of water, 3/4 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of pickling salt, 2 teaspoons of mustard seed, 1 teaspoon of celery seed, and 1/2 teaspoon of red chili flakes.

Pour the hot vinegar mixture over the drained onions in the jars, ensuring they are fully submerged.

Seal the jars and process them in a steam canner according to the manufacturer's instructions.

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