Pickled Red Onions

By susanwadle

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar (I swapped half with regular vinegar; I was being stingy with my fancy red wine stuff)
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 to 3 really good shots hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
• 1 red onion, sliced into very thin rings

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, combine red wine vinegar with 1/2 cup of cold tap water. Stir in salt, the sugar and the hot sauce. Add the sliced onions and let sit for at least one hour. [Do ahead: We made these the night before to save time; they were even better pickled overnight.]