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Pickled Red Onions For Achiote Chicken Recipe


Pickled Red Onions For Achiote Chicken Recipe
These onions are a traditional accompaniment to pibil (Hand dug pit BBQ) dishes and found on virtually every table throughout the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. They will keep for a long time in the refrigerator.

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Ingredients
  • 1 medium Red Onion, thinly sliced.
  • 5 Black Peppercorns
  • 3 Allspice Berries
  • ¼ Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • ¼ Tsp dried Oregano
  • 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup white vinegar
  • Salt

Directions
  1. Place Onions in a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Let sit 1 min and drain.
  2. Toast all dry ingredients in a skillet over medium low heat. Transfer to a spice mill and coarsely grind.
  3. Place Onions in a fruit jar with coarsely ground spices. Add Garlic, Vinegar and a couple pinches of Salt.
  4. Top off with water to barely cover. Let stand at least 2 hours to blend flavors. Refrigerate. Makes about 1 cup.

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I love pickled onions. The first time I had them were at Stephan Pyles restaurant in Dallas and they are fantastic. Love this recipe. You've got my 5.


And I wouldn't make the chicken without these wonderful onions!


Oh yeah, must have this for that chicken.


LOVE pickled onions, for that matter I love them any way I can get them. These sound super. Printing it now to add to Rob's collection for the day! I'll gladly make these if he will do the chicken!
Denise


Wow. Onions are my friends and pickled onions are so divine. I'll be making these for that lovely chicken of yours....great post as always. You're making me hungry! ;-)~~~Vickie


I have heard of these onions before but never got the recipe.
These sound great for my BBQ chicken thank you for posting this unique and easy recipe with all my favorite spices and herbs. I can almost smell them toasting ah so fragrant.


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