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Recipe for pickling pearl onions

You need:

• 600 g pearl onions
• 250 ml white wine vinegar
• 75 g sea salt
• 3 tbsp sugar *
• 3-4 hot chili peppers
• 2 tbsp mustard seeds
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• water
• Mason jars **
• Bowl (with lid)
• cooking pot

* We advise you to avoid normal granulated sugar despite the small amount and to use birch sugar instead. This has almost the same sweetening effect, but is more beneficial to your health.

** The preserving jars must be sterile (wash them thoroughly with water and washing-up liquid, then in large Cover the pot with water, boil for about five minutes and then dry on clean kitchen paper permit).

How to pick pearl onions correctly

1. First, blanch the onions in boiling water for 30 seconds.
2. Drain the pearl onions using a sieve.
3. Briefly rinse the onions with cold water.
4. Peel the pearl onions. Normally, this is easy to do with the preparatory measures.
5. Put the peeled onions in a bowl.
6. Add sea salt and a liter of water.
7. Cover the bowl with a lid or cloth.
8. Put the whole thing in a dark place.
9. Cover and leave the onion, salt and water mixture to stand for 24 hours.
10. Drain the onions.
11. Prepare the spices (prepare the chilli peppers, mustard seeds, bay leaves and fennel seeds and wash and chop them if necessary).
12. Pour the white wine vinegar, sugar and all the spices into the saucepan.
13. Add 100 milliliters of water.
14. Now throw the pearl onions into the pot as well.
15. Boil the mixture.
16. Let the mix cook for two to five minutes, depending on the size of the onion.
17. Take the pot off the hob.
18. Fill the broth, including the pearl onions, full to the brim in the sterilized preserving jars.
19. Immediately close the jars tightly.
20. Place the mason jars with the pickled pearl onions in a dark and cool place.
21. Let the whole thing steep for at least three to four weeks.