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Pickled foods or fermented foods contain the vitamins and minerals inherent to the food. The pickling solution contains healthy gut probiotics and digestive enzymes. Put all this together, and you have a healthy digestive tract, immune benefits, as well as heart-healthy benefits.
Most people think of sauerkraut when they read the words fermented and pickled. I, personally, love to eat pickled artichoke hearts right out of the jar. Give me bread and butter pickles any day of the week.
Pickling red onions give numerous dishes an extra touch that’s not only good for you, but they also make you feel fuller for a longer time. With what dishes can pickled red onions go?
Beef Recipes With Pickled Red Onions
1. Tired Of Cooking? Make Sandwiches. Need A Quick Solution For Lunch? Going To A Picnic? Try This Roast Beef Sandwich With Pickled Red Onions
The beauty of this recipe is that you can either use deli-sliced roast beef, or you can use leftover roast, leftover steak, or even burgers. It’s a lot more fun packed onto a baguette, onion rolls, focaccia, or just your basic sub roll. It’s simple, quick, and a delicious treat.
Instead of the mustard recommended in this recipe, you can use horseradish, mayonnaise, or whatever condiment you like the most. Another beauty of this recipe is that the pickled red onions won’t overpower the other ingredients. Putting together a wondrous sandwich takes no time at all, so pile on that beef!
The onions add a colorful and flavorful touch to your sandwich.
2. Mm, The Mention Of Steak Sounds Good. Here’s A Great Steak Recipe With Pickled Red Onions
Beef tenderloin is the most tender cut of beef ever. It’s where London broil comes from as well as T-bone and porterhouse steaks. Thus, it takes a little time and attention using delicate ingredients to give it that wow! factor.
I’d say rose wine works very well. The pink peppercorns and pickled red onions give the dish not just color but intense flavor. The recipe tells us it will take an hour and one-half to prepare this dish.
The beef should rest while you’re making the rose wine sauce. That takes a little time to reduce as well as thicken up. So plan on enjoying an amazing meal with your pickled red onions.
3. It Isn’t Barbecue If It Isn’t Burnt Ends. It Also Isn’t Burnt Ends Barbecue Without Pickled Red Onions
The best barbecue is made from brisket. The best brisket comes in two flavors: the flat side and the ends. You’ll follow the recipe for smoking the brisket ends, wrapping it, and letting it rest following the cooking.
You’ll have prepared your pickled red onions, so concentrate on barbecuing the burnt ends. If you don’t feel like barbecuing the burnt ends, then just make your sandwiches without them. This is one of those it-takes-all-day kinds of recipes, but it turns out the best barbecue ever.
There are no special ingredients, with the exception of your seasoning mix and your barbecue sauce. Bon appetit!
4. Feeling Like Mexican Food Tonight? These Steak Fajitas Are Just What The Chef Ordered
As long as you pickle your red onions beforehand, this recipe should take just a few minutes to put together. While the steak is cooking, you’ll be preparing the vegetables, so that it all comes together quickly. If you love a juicy, colorful fajita, then you’ll love this recipe.
Make sure you have plenty of avocados and sour cream to top off this pretty creation. What I love about this recipe is the thin slices of steak. They’re flavorful and thin enough to really pack that tortilla (you might want to get the extra large ones if you want a fajita jammed with steak and pickled red onion goodness.)
5. If You Prefer Tacos With Authentic Flavor, Then Read On For A Skirt Steak Taco With Pickled Red Onions
I learned long ago that beef roasts and steaks chopped finely and added to recipes make a heartier, more flavorful dish than ground beef. This taco recipe’s heart is the skirt steak. This cut of beef comes from the chest of the animal right at the ribs.
It’s celebrated for its flavor rather than its tenderness. It’s cut thinly and layered into taco shells for a burst of taco goodness. After trying steak layered with pickled red onions and all the other taco goodies, you won’t go back to ground beef.
Don’t forget the sour cream and guacamole.
6. Cooks Scratch Their Heads Trying To Imagine A Way To Jazz Up A Plain Ol’ Hamburger. We Got You Covered
We crave it, especially when it’s smoky and sizzling fresh off the grill. We brag about it, usually when we’ve found a way to jazz up the same old, same old. We share it at picnics, cookouts, and parties.
It’s the hamburger, and this recipe will blow your mind. Did you know that buttering the rolls before hotting them up on the grill brings out the taste of the ground chuck? Also, note that the bleu cheese will melt into the meat as the burgers cook.
The taste, however, will still be there. You can add another cheese to the bleu cheese, or substitute another kind if you don’t like bleu cheese.
Chicken Recipes With Pickled Red Onions
7. Nothing Is More Festive Than Kebobs. Even The Kids Will Like Grilled Moroccan Style Chicken Kebobs With Pickled Red Onions
What child doesn’t love to pull things apart? Get his fingers messy, lick them, and play with his food? Give him the chance to do all this as well as enjoy the food he’s eating.
He has a delicious sauce into which to dip his chicken, pita to enjoy, on top of which he has pickled red onions to dangle in the air above his mouth as he nibbles them. This recipe only takes a few minutes to assemble, grill, and then plate. If your child or a guest isn’t big on feta, offer them ricotta.
It has less salt and is a tad sweeter than feta.
8. It’s Hard To Beat Sliders For A Summer Snack Or Even Dinner. It’s The Pickled Red Onions That Make Them Stand Out
Sliders have snuck into our lives, and now we can’t imagine life without them. They make a great addition to boring break-room lunches, social gatherings, picnics, pool-side snacks, and so much more. What could be better than barbecue chicken and pickled red onion sliders?
The barbecue sauce is North Carolina vinegar-based into which the shredded chicken is blended. If that’s too much vinegar for one lunch, then use a tomato-based barbecue sauce or perhaps an Alabama white barbecue sauce. This recipe only takes minutes to grill and assemble.
If you don’t have sherry vinegar, then use what you have on hand. In several of the reviews, people used Hawaiian rolls for the sliders. You can use any kind of rolls, but Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls balance some of the tartness of the vinegary sauce.
9. Nachos Are Good For A Quick Snack Or Loaded With Good Things For A Filling Meal. Toss Pickled Red Onions On Them, And You’ve Got Something Special
What we know as nachos uses the basic idea of authentic Mexican food. When a Mexican chef cooks them, though, he uses simple ingredients and spices. He uses homemade tortilla chips, homemade salsa, and sour cream, as well as tossing in shredded chicken and pickled red onions.
Mexican cheeses and Mexican oregano make this dish pop. If your pickled red onions and homemade tortilla chips are pre-made, then you only have to cook the chicken and sauce. It shouldn’t take much more than 15 minutes, a little longer if you have to make the pickled red onions and homemade tortilla chips.
I, personally, would add more vegetables, but this is a recipe you can add to or subtract from as your family likes.
10. Looking For A Way To Stretch A Store-Bought Rotisserie Chicken? Have We Got A Recipe For You
Tostadas are like picking up a dinner plate and biting into what’s piled on it. You can put literally anything on a tostada, from vegetables to meats, cheeses, salsa, refried beans, and anything else you can devise. Your pickled red onions will be prepared, and it would be a good idea to fry up those tortillas, too.
The family can then pile up their dinner plate and smash those tostadas. This recipe only takes about 20 minutes to prepare. You’ll be using already prepared chicken, salsa, beans, and other ingredients.
It’s the simplest, least time-consuming, but scrumptious meal you can make.
11. As Simple To Make As It Is Delicious, You Won’t Want To Miss This Greek Chicken And Pickled Red Onion Recipe
Baked or pan-cooked chicken is just that. What makes it Greek is the tzatziki sauce. For a truly Greek dining experience, use pita or any kind of flatbread instead of rice.
When cutting the cucumber for making the tzatziki, grate the veggie instead of slicing it. The grated pieces won’t absorb other flavors, not to mention you don’t want long slices of something in a sauce. This recipe takes around one-half hour to make.
Because you have basically a showcase showdown of flavors, the pickled red onions provide the tang needed to balance the flavors.
12. Mediterranean Foods Are Trending Now, Especially Specific Diet Foods. Here’s A Mediterranean Chicken And Pickled Red Onion Dish To Try
A lot of people don’t recognize the particular part of the world that makes up the “Mediterranean.” It includes Turkey, Egypt, Greece, and many more countries creating culinary history. This chicken dish is one of them.
The cook wrote that you will find the zaatar seasoning (look for the sumac, too) in American grocery stores. If you can’t, then an international or Middle Eastern grocery store (you can even try Amazon) will have it. The recipe takes a little over an hour to prepare, and that’s not counting the time it takes to marinate the chicken.
It’s then roasted for 45 minutes to an hour in its marinade. Sub out the red onions for your pickled red onions and plop it all atop the sides of your choice (I, personally, like sliced red roasted potatoes.)
Pork Recipes With Pickled Red Onions
13. Chef Robert Irvine Is My Favorite TV Chef. His Crispy Pork And Pickled Red Onions Rule!
This recipe is going to take some time: time for the pork to marinate overnight, time to slow roast it in the oven, and time to make the pesto and the pickled red onions. Chef Robert Irvine believes in cooking low and slow as well as the virtues of simple salt and pepper. The fresh asparagus will take about five minutes to saute.
It’s the blend of flavors that makes this dish so amazing. Combining pesto with pickled onions was a stroke of genius. Just be aware that your mouth will water when these taste sensations hit it.
14. How Did We Not Know We Were Cooking Pan-Fried Pork Chops Wrong All Along? This Is How It Should Be Done
As I wrote above, I’ve learned over the years to cook pretty much everything on low heat for a longer time. High heat dries out the meats, and no one wants a dry pork chop. So cook them on the lowest heat to preserve their juices.
Another trick I’ve learned over the years is to allow the oil or butter to heat up before placing the meat in it. Starting off with cold oil or butter means it takes longer for the meat to cook. Additionally, begin your cooking with room-temperature foods.
They cook quicker than cold.
15. There Are Numerous Ways To Roast Meat. If You Appreciate The Caramelizing Of Foods, Then You’ll Love This Recipe
You can achieve that smoky flavor in various meats without a smoker. The one meat that can only be roasted this way is pork shoulder. Its fat content makes it perfect for rendering when you’re cooking it low and slow.
Basically, the roast’s fat content fries the meat right there in the oven. This recipe, too, is going to take four and one-half hours to slow roast, and that’s before you apply brown sugar to the meat and pop it back in the oven to caramelize. The beauty of this recipe is that, later in the week, you can shred it for pulled-pork sandwiches, cut into cubes for salads or casseroles, and/or fry it up in place of bacon or sausage for breakfast.
16. Pulled Pork Is Usually Found In Barbecue Dishes Or Sandwiches. This Pulled Pork With Pickled Red Onions Is Just A Little Different
No one makes barbecue like the company that produces the barbecue sauce. This recipe, too, will take some time to prepare the meat on the stovetop, and then slow roast it in the oven. This recipe adds a touch that most barbecue pulled pork recipes don’t: pineapple.
It stands to reason that if pineapple goes well baked with ham, it will taste amazing on a warm tortilla beneath pulled pork and pickled red onions. It’s just the touch that balances the flavors.
17. For Diners Who Love Chinese Food, Here’s One That Pops
Chinese food isn’t all about stir fry. Sometimes it’s about a sandwich filled with pulled pork and pickled red onions. In this recipe, you’ll substitute pork spare ribs for the beef ribs.
Otherwise, just carry on. The sauce you’ll make will soak into the pork way better than it would have into beef. You’ll need to drop into the international grocery store for the Bao buns, but they’re part of what makes this dish so amazing.
18. I Love A Meal Cooked In A Slow Cooker Or Crock Pot. You’ll Love This Slow Cooker Pork And Pickled Red Onions Recipe, Too
Obviously, it will take time for the crock pot to do its magic. Meanwhile, you’ll have prepared your pickled red onions. You’ll be working on reducing the sauce.
This tender pork can be served over riced vegetables, or wrapped in lettuce or collard greens for an “un-wich.” It can go into salads and casseroles. The part that made my eyes go wide is the grapefruit juice.
As it soaks into the pork, it should act as a balance between the other spices.
Seafood Recipes With Pickled Red Onions
19. We Bet You Didn’t Think Grilling Seafood Steaks Like Mahi Mahi And Tilapia Would Go Well With Pickled Red Onions. Au Contraire
Many grocery stores offer departments jammed with gourmet possibilities. The seafood section is one of them. Whether you grill your fish, bake it, or fry it, the pickled red onions will bring out the flavor of the fish without overwhelming it.
It’s the simplest of recipes: it only takes 20 minutes, and all you have to do is season the fish and cook it. Boom! Dinner’s done.
20. But I Hate Fish. It Smells So, Well, Fishy. Fear Not, You’ll Like This Whitefish With Pickled Red Onions
Fish smells fishy to me, too, especially in the supermarket or a seafood restaurant. However, cooking whitefish like cod and haddock, which are mild and almost sweet, won’t give you that “eeww” feeling. The lemon sauce sounds amazing and should go well with the pickled red onions.
In short, you’ll have a pleasant seafood experience along with your pickled red onions that you’ll want to repeat.
Pickled Red Onions Tips And Hacks
Did you know:
- Pouring boiling water over red onions before pickling them turns them a bright red-purple shade. They retain that color, too.
- Soaking red onions in salt water draws out the moisture in the vegetable and softens them. Soak them for 20 seconds, and then give them a rinse before peeling them.
- The brine in which the onions are pickled isn’t hospitable to botulism bacteria. No worries here.
- When you slice the red onions to a one-eighth inch thickness, the vegetable pickles quicker and better.
- Putting the onion in the freezer for ten minutes before slicing helps with the tears.
- Cut off the rootball last.