Yucatecan Pickled Onions Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1 large red onion, cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices, rings separated
• 2 garlic cloves, quartered
• 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
• 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
• 3 whole allspice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin