Sweet Pickled Vidalia Onion
Sweet Pickled Vidalia Onion
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 1 d
Total Time 1 d 10 mins
Course Salad
Cuisine American
- 4 cups thinly sliced Vidalia onions
- 3 cups white vinegar
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 T. fresh Thyme
- 1 T. celery seed
- 2 T. mustard seed (or pickling spice)
- 1 T. dill weed
Preparation:
Prepare 8 half pints, lids, and rings. Sterilize the jars and keep them in the hot water till its time for processing. Make sure to fill your water bath canner and get the water to a simmer.
Cut your onions in half and using a food processor slice the onions thinly or use the shredding blade. If you have a mandolin you could do it on the thin slice or use a knife!
Cooking:
In a large stainless steel pot bring vinegar and sugar to a simmer till sugar dissolves.
Add onions, thyme, celery seed, mustard seed, and dill weed. Simmer for 10 minutes and remove from heat.
Filling the jars:
On a dishtowel place your hot jars and using your funnel in each jar using a ladle then fill the jars leaving ½” headspace. Remove air bubbles and refill to the proper headspace with the liquid brine if necessary.
Taking a clean papertowel wet it with warm water and wipe the rims of the jars removing any food particles that would interfere with a good seal.
Using your magic wand extract the lids from the hot water and place them on the now cleaned rims. Add your rings to the tops of each of the jars and turn to seal just "finger tight".
Processing:
Make sure your rack is on the bottom of the canner and place the jars in the water bath making sure that the water covers each of the jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add hot water to the canner if it doesn't measure up.
Cover the pot and turn up the heat under the canner and wait for the water to start boiling. Once the water has come to a boil start your timer for 10 minutes.
When complete turn off the heat and remove the cover and let the jars sit for another few minutes.
Remove the jars and place them back on the dishtowel in a place that they will sit overnight to cool. Do not touch or move them till the next morning.
Keyword Sweet Pickled Vidalia Onion