I am known to travel for food. Anything food related intrigues me! One of my favorite little food destinations is Portland Maine. There is something about the Old port – nothing beats walking around and spending your day enjoying this beautiful ocean side city that Maine has to offer along with so many other places. Believe me I lived in the Bangor Maine area for a bit and I loved food and going out to eat, and exploring even then. Old Port offers so many different things from breweries, bakery’s, restaurants, bars galore, and cool little shops to explore. There really is something for everyone in that town to enjoy! I highly suggest visiting Old Port and walking around if you are in Maine there’s nothing quite like it. 🛥
One of the places I loved to go when I was spending the day in Old Port was Mash Tun. They had this Mesquite Chicken Sandwich that was to die for. Pretty much anything on their menu is great!! I will warn you its a small menu Burgers, chicken sandwich, and a few other things – BUT – everything is perfect every time!! 🤤
Back to this Mesquite Chicken Sandwich! I remember the first time it was served to me because there were these fluorescent pink onions on it. I thought I wasn’t going to want anything to do with and would be pushing them to the side. (I mean they were pink and I HATE the color pink…😝) However, after that first bite I learned not all thing Pink are terrible because these little things were delicious. 🤤
The restaurant is set up so you can sit at the bar and watch the chef cook, so one day I asked if these amazing little Pink things were hard to make and the Chef said they were not. We talked a bit more and I headed home on a mission to learn how to make Pickled onions on my own!
The cool thing about this recipe is there are so many versions of it and you can add jalapeños for spice etc. BE BRAVE do something crazy! It’s easy enough that if you do not like it you can do it again with a red onion and relatively cheap ingredients. I do not even measure anymore so it comes out a little different each time but always delicious. 😅😋
For this recipe I realized I was out of mason jars – so – I improvised. 🙂 TUPPERWARE – my best friend I can clean it or toss it 😜 Regardless of what you use you want to make sure it has a lid that will stay sealed overnight (12-24 hours).
Pickled Onions
Ingredients
- 1 Large Red Onion
- 1/2 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/4 Cup Warm Water
- 1/2 cup White Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Cut the Large Red Onion in half. Then take the half’s and slice the onions on the thinner side.
- Take your Mason Jar or Tupperware and add the sliced onions to the container.
- Add the Apple Cider Vinegar, Warm Water, White Vinegar, Sugar, and Salt to the container with the Onions.
- Place the top on the container and shake – shake – shake – shake senora – work – work – work senor – ok seriously though shake it up
- Now put your container into the fridge and let it marinate and do its thing for 12-24 hours (you want your onions to be soft and look bright pink in color)
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