PICKLED ONIONS

Once these are prepared they will keep for months unopened in your pantry . This is very easy . You will need 1.5 kg of whole pickling onions peeled . I put the whole peeled onions in my fermenting container or you can use a plastic container. Add 1.25 litre of apple cider vinegar to the onions along 100gm of sea salt . Place a plate directly over the top to keep the onions submerged and leave over night .(I used clay weights in the fermenting container ). Next day reove the onions from the vinegar ( keep the vinegar ) and rinse them in fresh water . Divide onions between sterilised jars . Place the vinegar in a saucepan with 1 tsp of juniper berries , 3 garlic cloves sliced ,1 tsp of black whole peppercorns , 3 bay leaves and 1 tbs of soft brown sugar ....bring this mix to the boil . As soon as it boils remove from the boil and pour over the onions in the jars . Seal each jar with a tight fitting lid and set aside to cool . The pickled onions need to sit for 4 weeks before opening , once opened keep them in the refrigerator . Pickled onions can be stored unopened for 6 months in the pantry .