Easy Siboyo Tempera Aruba Recipe
An authentic Aruban recipe for pickled onions that features slivered onions marinated in garlic, vinegar and hot peppers. It's a popular traditional topping for fresh fish, chicken, seafood and grilled meats.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Sauce, Side Dish
Cuisine: Aruba, Caribbean, Curaçao
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 10kcal
Author: Chef Annelotte Ellis
Cost: $3
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 5 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar or less to taste
- 2 large red or white onion
- 1 Madame Jeanette hot pepper or Scotch Bonnet
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste
Peel and slice onions very thinly.
Crush clove of garlic.
Remove seeds and slice Madame Jeanette pepper crosswide ( wear gloves)
Mix water, vinegar and sugar in saucepan and heat to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Remove water mixture from heat and pour into a glass bowl.
Add sliced onions, garlic and hot pepper to water.
Cool in refrigerator.
- Always wear rubber gloves when handling hot peppers
- Use red or white Spanish onions (or a mixture of both) but not yellow onion as the flavour is too sharp.
- Yield 2 cups
Calories: 10kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 18mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 8.2mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.1mg