Departure for barbecue is not just a pastime. For the Slavs this is a whole folk fun. And although shish kebab is more a dish of the peoples of Eurasia, the method of cooking meat itself goes back to primitive times. In this process, one vegetable "participates", which, as a rule, is mandatory. Marinated onion for barbecue served with the finished dish. It is quite simple and tasty. Shashlik onions are marinated in a variety of ways. It all depends on the company.
What do you need
Vinegar with water is mainly used for these purposes and salt and sugar are added. But in order to make the marinated onion for the kebab a success, the recipe of which we will now tell you, the ingredients should be chosen according to your preferences. For pickling you will need:
1. Onion - 2 pcs. (or more, depends on the number of people).
2. 9% vinegar - 2 tablespoons.
3. Greens - 50 gr.
4. Salt - half a teaspoon.
5. Sugar - 2 teaspoons.
6. Water - 1 cup (not more).
Process of creation
First you need to mash and peel the onion, and then cut it the way you want: with cubes, half rings, rings, most importantly - not very finely. Add greens (finely chopped) to the onion. Cool the boiled water a little, add salt, sugar and vinegar to it. Then pour the resulting mixture into onions with herbs. Cover tightly, then refrigerate. The liquid should completely cover the onion. Further at will: you can drain it through a colander or leave it as a sauce. Marinated onion for barbecue is ready!
Tip
Before adding greens to the onion, scald it with boiling water. Thus get rid of bitterness. In order for the marinade to not be sweet, you can replace water and vinegar with lemon juice.
Interesting option
Here is another recipe. This is how Caucasian pickled onions for barbecue are prepared. Ingredients:
1. Sugar - two tablespoons.
2. Onions - 0.5 kg.
3. Apple cider vinegar - 2 tablespoons.
4. The salt.
The onion is peeled and cut, as we said before. After that, slightly wrung out by hands to let the juice. To it you need to add sugar (2 tablespoons), and a little (a pinch) of salt. We fill it all with apple cider vinegar (sometimes they use plain or wine vinegar, you can also replace it with vegetable oil) and let it stand for about 20 minutes.
Another option
Quite an interesting recipe for pickled onions using lemon and pomegranate. We need: two medium onions, 1 lemon, 1 pomegranate and a tablespoon of sugar. The onion is cut into large rings and slightly wrung out by hand. Squeeze lemon juice and add sugar. Somewhere ¾ pomegranate we select for juice. The last one is added to the mixture of lemon juice and sugar, with this pour the onion. This marinade should stand at least an hour. We put the finished onion on a plate, and for beauty, sprinkle with the remaining pomegranate seeds. Here he is, a marvelous marinated onion for barbecue.
Tip
Various spices and spices are often used in the preparation of marinade: peppercorns or ground pepper, cloves, bay leaf, coriander, etc. Onions are sometimes replaced with purple. Before serving, the product is sprayed with vegetable oil. Now you can easily surprise your guests with pickled onion for barbecue.