Cebollas Encurtidas Ecuadorian Pickled Red Onions Food

CEBOLLAS ENCURTIDAS (ECUADORIAN PICKLED RED ONIONS)

Steps:

• Put the onions in a bowl and pour boiling water over them to cover.
• Let stand for 15 minutes, then drain and rinse the onions with cool water.
• Mix the onions with the lime juice, salt and pepper.
• Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before using.
• Will keep for 2 or 3 days.

CEBOLLAS CURTIDAS (MEXICAN PICKLED ONIONS)

Steps:

• Put beets in medium saucepan and add garlic, bay leaves, vinegar and 4 cups water.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Put onions in a medium bowl. Strain hot beet cooking liquid over onions and set aside to rest until onions soften slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Drain onions and return to bowl. Add sour orange juice (or lime juice, lime zest and grapefruit juice) and salt to taste and toss well.
• Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.

LIME PICKLED ONIONS - CEBOLLAS ENCURTIDAS

Steps:

• Cut the onion in half, slice very finely (a mandolin is very helpful with this part) and place in a bowl
• Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt and a squeeze of lime juice, let rest for about 10 minutes
• Cover the onions with lukewarm water and let rest for another 10 minutes
• Rinse and drain the onions
• Add the lime juice, salt and the oil, and mix well.
• Cover the onions and place in the fridge, the onions will start to turn pinkish after about 3 hours, and will turn very pink if left overnight. Taste again before serving and add salt if needed.

CEBOLLAS EN ESCABECHE

Steps:

• In a heavy frying pan, dry-fry the chilies until the skins are scorched. Place the roasted chilies in a strong plastic bag and tie the top to keep the steam inches Set aside for 20 minutes.
• In a spice grinder or food processor, puree the allspice, peppercorns and oregano until it is coarsely ground.
• Cut the onions in half and slice them very thinly. Put them into a large bowl.
• Dry roast the uncut garlic cloves in a heavy frying pan until golden then mince them and add to the onions.
• Remove the chilies from the bag and peel the skins off. Deseed and rough chop them.
• Add the ground spices then the chilies to the bowl and stir in the vinegars.
• Add salt to taste and mix thoroughly. Cover and chill for 1 day before use.