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How to Make Pickled Onions | Onions in Vinegar
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Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as ¿Cómo preparar cebollas encurtidas? | Cebollas en vinagre, with US measurements.
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Comidas de un Foráneo
Comidas de un Foráneo @comidasforaneo
CDMX

PICKLED ONIONS WITH HABANERO | PICKLED ONIONS
YouTube Recipe: https://youtu.be/ZcDElDIXUww
We’ve made this recipe before, but this time it’s prepared with lime juice and white vinegar. You’ll need some red onion, habanero pepper, lime, bay leaves, white vinegar, and salt.

This salsa is perfect for fish or battered shrimp tacos, or for cochinita pibil. It’s commonly known as Salsa Xnipec or pickled onions.

PICKLED ONIONS WITH HABANERO | PICKLED ONIONS
YouTube Recipe: https://youtu.be/ZcDElDIXUww
We’ve made this recipe before, but this time it’s prepared with lime juice and white vinegar. You’ll need some red onion, habanero pepper, lime, bay leaves, white vinegar, and salt.

This salsa is perfect for fish or battered shrimp tacos, or for cochinita pibil. It’s commonly known as Salsa Xnipec or pickled onions.

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How to Make Pickled Onions | Onions in Vinegar

Comidas de un Foráneo
Comidas de un Foráneo @comidasforaneo
CDMX

PICKLED ONIONS WITH HABANERO | PICKLED ONIONS
YouTube Recipe: https://youtu.be/ZcDElDIXUww
We’ve made this recipe before, but this time it’s prepared with lime juice and white vinegar. You’ll need some red onion, habanero pepper, lime, bay leaves, white vinegar, and salt.

This salsa is perfect for fish or battered shrimp tacos, or for cochinita pibil. It’s commonly known as Salsa Xnipec or pickled onions.

PICKLED ONIONS WITH HABANERO | PICKLED ONIONS
YouTube Recipe: https://youtu.be/ZcDElDIXUww
We’ve made this recipe before, but this time it’s prepared with lime juice and white vinegar. You’ll need some red onion, habanero pepper, lime, bay leaves, white vinegar, and salt.

This salsa is perfect for fish or battered shrimp tacos, or for cochinita pibil. It’s commonly known as Salsa Xnipec or pickled onions.

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Ingredients

12 hours
4 servings
  • 4 1/4 cupswhite vinegar (1 liter)
  • 1medium red onion
  • 2-5habanero peppers
  • 3bay leaves
  • 2limes
  • 1 teaspoonsalt
  • 1/4 teaspoonoregano
  • Hot water
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12 hours
  1. 1

    Slice the red onion into thin strips and place them in a bowl with hot water for 5 minutes to help them pickle faster.

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  2. 2

    Drain the water, then add the chopped habanero pepper, salt, oregano, and bay leaves.

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  3. 3

    Pour in the vinegar and lime juice over the onions, making sure all the onions are fully covered.

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  4. 4

    Refrigerate the pickled onions for 24 hours. You can eat them after 6 hours, but the flavor improves the longer they sit.

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  5. 5

    Enjoy them on tacos or however you like.

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Published in the US on March 26, 2026 15:41
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Pickle Red Onion Habanero Lime Pepper

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