To make the most delicious and authentic pickled onions, please refer to the instructions below.

How to make delicious and easy pickled onions with fish sauce.

Ingredients:

– 400g onions (choose only slightly small, evenly sized onions; larger onions will take longer to absorb the seasoning)

– 1 bowl of vinegar

- 2/3 cup white sugar

- 1 bowl of good quality fish sauce

– 2 bowls of boiled water (cooled), 2 liters of plain water

– Small bowl of rice water

- 1 tablespoon of fine salt

- 1 ginger root

- 4 chili peppers

– The glass jars with lids have been washed and wiped clean.

How to make pickled onions in fish sauce:

Step 1: Soak the onions in rice water overnight to make the pickled onions crispier.

Step 2: Dissolve salt in 2 liters of water. After cutting off the roots and peeling each onion, immediately put it into the prepared salt water. Then rinse it briefly, drain it in a colander, and rinse it two more times to ensure it is completely clean and then let it dry.

Step 3: The most important element in making delicious pickled onions is the marinade. Mix fish sauce, sugar, vinegar, and water in the following proportions: 1 bowl of fish sauce, 2/3 bowl of sugar, 1 bowl of vinegar, and 2 bowls of boiling water in a large pot; stir well until all ingredients are combined. Next, put the mixture into a pot, bring to a boil, and let it cool completely.

Step 4: Arrange the washed, dried, and thinly sliced ​​onions and chili peppers alternately in the jar.

Step 5: Pour the mixture of fish sauce, sugar, vinegar, and water into the jar of pickled onions. The fish sauce should be about 5cm higher than the onions. If you see the onions floating on top, use a bamboo stick to hold them down.

Let's explore some more ways to pickle onions with sweet and sour sauce:

Ingredients for sweet and sour pickled onions

– 1kg onions

- 4 tablespoons of sugar

– 6 tablespoons of fish sauce

– 1 cup of vinegar

– ½ cup of filtered water

- 2 tablespoons of salt

- 2 chili peppers

– Rice water

- White sugar

How to make sweet and sour pickled onions

– Preparing the onions: First, you also need to prepare them to reduce their pungency by peeling, washing, draining, and soaking them in rice water for about 1 day.

– Pickled onions: Mix water, vinegar, sugar, and salt in the ratio of 2 parts water + 1 part vinegar + 1 part sugar + 2 tablespoons salt + 20 thin slices of ginger (add more salt if you want it to last longer, but it will be saltier).

Note ⱪ for delicious pickled onions:

You cover it with a lid, making sure to completely submerge the onions by pressing them down with a heavy object.

The salt will be ready to use after about 5-7 days.

To preserve it for a long time, put it in the refrigerator to eat gradually.