Do cocktail onions need to be pressure canned
I've decided that the cocktail onions I can buy pale in comparison to some that I've had in better establishments. They're tiny and lack crunch, even when I try to buy something top-notch.
So, I think I'd like to try my hand at making them. There are a ton of recipes out there, like https://www.marthastewart.com/1144099/cocktail-onions. I've never done any canning before, and it's a bit intimidating, so I'm reading up on this.
Now, I've come across things that say since onions are low-acid, they should be vacuum canned. Do I need to do that for pickled cocktail onions, even though the recipes I've seen don't say to? Does the acidic pickling have anything to do with this? If I do need to vacuum can, will that make the onions mushy?
Best Answer
In canning, you can't make up your own recipes. There are too many "gotchas" which you cannot predict or measure. So while in principle yes, acid will make a low-acid food cannable in a water bath, just taking a recipe meant for other use and canning it is not safe. And you have to follow it exactly - if the recipe is for cut-up onion for example, you cannot use whole onions.
There likely are recipes for canning pickled onions, look around for those, and try them out.
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Do I need to pressure can onions?
Canning Onions (but Not Garlic): Onions are low acid foods with a pH of 5.3 to 5.85. Thus, if they are to be canned, they must be pressure canned for safety.Can you water bath can pickled onions?
How to Can Pickled Onions. Preserving pickled red onions is pretty straightforward. You simply slice the onions, heat a simple vinegar brine, fill the jars, and process in a water bath canner for shelf stable jars.Can you hot water bath onions?
If you don't have a dishwasher, you can sterilize them by placing them in a large pot of boiling water for 5 minutes. Fill a large pot \xbe of the way full with water and begin to bring to a boil over high heat. This will be your hot water bath for canning your onions.Are pickled onions shelf stable?
If making refrigerator pickles (not processing/canning), make sure your brine is hot when you pour it over the onions. Let the jars return to room temperature, put the lids on, and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.DO NOT do THIS when pressure canning MEALS!
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