When it comes to pickled red onions, Bobby Flay is the master. If youre a fan of the show Beat Bobby Flay, youve seen him make these. My favorite part is always the addition of grenadine. I have a happy association with grenadine and childhood Shirley Temples. Who doesnt?
From time to time, I would look on the internet for his recipe and I could never find it. He seems to have several versions of the pickled red onions out there. Every time I thought I found “the” one, it wasnt the recipe that included the grenadine. Thats the one I wanted! But finally, I realized he published it in his great book, Bobby at Home: Fearless Flavors From My Kitchen.
And so I made Bobby Flays fantastic pickled red onions for my Amazing Pork Schnitzel Sandwich. I also used those same pickled red onions for my Four Awesome Avocado Toast Ideas blog post. It made me realize that I have some recipes that have other recipes within them. They are recipes that stand on their own and could be useful for many recipes. So here I am. Im posting the video that is just the pickled red onions.
Bobby Flay’s Pickled Red Onions
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- Author: Stacey
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
You cannot go wrong having these pickled red onions on hand. Use them for salads, avocado toast, burgers and more. Trust me, you’ll keep finding new uses for them.
- 3 cups red wine vinegar
- 1 cup fresh lime juice (8 limes)
- ¼ cup grenadine
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 large red onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup of water
- Squeeze approximately 8 limes for 1 cup of fresh lime juice. Add it to a pot. Add all the remaining ingredients to the pot and bring it to a boil on medium to high heat. Stir a few times to make sure salt and sugar is dissolved. Should take about 5 minutes.
- While the liquid is cooking. Use a mandolin to slice to large red onions. I set my mandolin to ⅛” and it was perfect. If you don’t have a mandolin just use a knife and slice as thin as possible. Put the onions in a large bowl or container (non-reactive).
- Once the liquid has cooled a few minutes, pour the liquid over the onions. Press down on the onions with a spatula to make sure they are all coated. I didn’t have a container with a lid so I used saran wrap and it worked fine. I transferred them to a large jar the next day.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour, but ideally, for 24 hours.
- Bobby Flay’s pickled red onions recipe called for two large red onions. I actually sliced three onions because I wanted to have more on hand. Sooo – this recipe can hold three red onions without adjusting any of the ingredients.
There Are So Many Uses For Pickled Red Onions
In addition to using them on my Crispy Pork Schnitzel Sandwich and avocado toast of many varieties – you can use them on top of salad. You can put a heap of pickled red onions on top of a burger and they would be AWESOME on my Bacon Stuffed Cheeseburgers from my Backyard BBQ video! Throw them on your Pork Carnita Tacos! Get creative and add them to a cole slaw recipe! Believe me, youll keep finding uses for these crunchy, tangy pickled red onions.
Oh, and if you want to see a hilarious video called We Can Pickle That, just click the link and have yourself a nice laugh.
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Does Bobby Flay eat pickled onions?
Television personality, restaurateur, and cookbook author Bobby Flay is also firmly in the pro-pickled onion camp. In a short video clip shared by Food Network on Twitter, the culinary star praised the ability pickled onions have to bring a combination of tartness, sweetness, and crunch to a dish, all at once.
How do you make a quick pickle?
Get more quick pickle recipes here! Bring the vinegar, ¼ cup water, the sugar and the salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Put the onion in a medium bowl, pour the vinegar over, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 2 days before serving.
How long does it take for onions to pickle?
Flay, who is used to whipping up dishes in a hurry on the culinary competition shows he’s involved in, also shared his tip for how to fast-track the pickling process, explaining how he pops the onions pickling in hot liquid into the refrigerator with a few ice cubes so they’ll be ready in a mere 30 minutes or so.