Crisp Pickled Silver Skin Onions Recipe
🕒 Cook Time: 45 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 45 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description:
These crisp pickled silver skin onions are a culinary treasure, offering a burst of flavor in every bite. Passed down through generations, this recipe holds the essence of tradition and patience, taking seven days of dedicated effort to achieve perfection. Embrace the process, for the reward is truly worth the wait.
Recipe Category:
Lunch/Snacks
Keywords:
Russian, European, Low Protein, Low Cholesterol, Healthy, Weeknight, Canning, Stove Top, Less than 4 Hours, Easy
Nutrition Facts (per serving):
- Calories: 1059.1
- Fat Content: 0.8g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0.3g
- Cholesterol Content: 0mg
- Sodium Content: 28332.3mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 257.4g
- Fiber Content: 10.3g
- Sugar Content: 224.6g
- Protein Content: 6.4g
Yield:
Makes 4 pint jars
Ingredients:
- 5 silver skin onions
- 1 pickling salt
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 cups white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons whole allspice
Instructions:
- In a large pot, add onions, cover with boiling water and let cool.
- Peel and discard skins and water.
- Rinse onions and return to pot.
- Sprinkle onions with pickling salt.
- Cover onions again with boiling water and let stand for 24 hours.
- Drain and reserve salted water.
- Rinse onions with cold water and return to cooking pot.
- In a separate pot, bring reserved salted water to a boil.
- Pour over onions.
- Repeat this same process for another 2 full days.
- At the beginning of the 4th day, drain and discard water.
- Rinse onions thoroughly.
- In a cooking pot, add sugar, vinegar, and spices wrapped in a cheesecloth and bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
- Pour this liquid over the onions.
- Cover and let sit for 24 hours.
- Drain off liquid, save, and reheat.
- Pour this liquid over the onions again.
- Repeat this process for a total of 3 days, which is now the 6th day.
- On the 7th day, which is the last day, drain and reserve the liquid.
- Wash onions thoroughly.
- Reheat the reserved liquid.
- Prepare and sterilize jars.
- Fill jars with onions and pour the hot liquid over the onions in the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top.
- Wipe tops of rims very clean.
- Place prepared lids on top and screw on screw lids just finger-tight.
- Place jars in a hot bath in a canner and boil for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the bath and place on a towel.
- Cover with another towel to cool.
- Jars are sealed when the tops “pop” and are concave (turned down.).
- Wipe jars clean, label, and store in a cool, dry place.
Embrace the culinary journey of crafting these delightful crisp pickled silver skin onions. Each step is a testament to patience and tradition, resulting in jars filled with savory goodness, ready to elevate any dish or snack time indulgence. Enjoy the fruits of your labor and share the love with family and friends.
