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Vinegar-Pickled Eggs and Onions
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Vinegar-Pickled Eggs and Onions

7 ingredients 9 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

345
Calories
39g
Protein
9g
Fat
25g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Malt not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups malt vinegar (malt vinegar can be substituted with any other type of vinegar to taste)
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated salt
  • 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
  • 12 chicken eggs
  • 2 medium red or brown onions

Directions

1

Combine vinegar, water, salt, sugar, and peppercorns in a pot, and bring to simmer over medium heat. Stir regularly while heating so that the sugar on the bottom of the pot doesn't burn.

2

Simmer until the sugar and salt are fully dissolved. Remove from the heat, set aside and allow this pickling solution to cool to room temperature.

3

Bring a large pot of water to a boil .

4

Place eggs in boiling water, using a ladle to gently lower them in. The temperature of the water will lower with the addition of the eggs. Wait for the water to return to a boil and then boil the eggs for a further 12 minutes.

5

Drain the hot water from the eggs, and transfer the eggs to ice-cold water to stop the cooking. Crack and peel off shells, making sure to remove the membrane between the egg and the shell.

6

Cut onions into rings 5 mm thick.

7

Place a layer of onions into a large, non-reactive container, and then arrange a layer of eggs on top. If necessary, continue layering in this way until you have used up the eggs and onions.

8

Pour in enough of the pickling solution into the container to fully cover the eggs and onions.

9

Refrigerate for two weeks before serving.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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