Mexican Pickled Onions Cebolla En Escabeche Food

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.

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.

MEXICAN PICKLED CARROTS (ESCABECHE)

Steps:

• Place the sliced vegetables in a non-reactive container that has a tight-fitting lid.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour the hot pickling liquid over the vegetables and allow to cool at room tenmperature. Discard any leftover liquid.
• When cool, cover and refrigerate the pickles for at least 3 hours.