Pickled Onions

Ingredients

• 2 large Vidalia or other sweet onions, thinly sliced (about 2 pounds)
• 1 cup rice vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1. Cook onion in boiling water 2 minutes. Drain and plunge onion into ice water; drain. Place onion in a large glass bowl.
2. Combine the rice vinegar, 1 cup water, sugar, black peppercorns, whole cloves, mustard seeds, whole allspice, and salt in a medium saucepan; bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour the vinegar mixture over the sliced onion. Cool. Cover and refrigerate mixture overnight.