Fried Onion Rings
Fried Onion Rings requires approximately 20 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 636 calories, 8g of protein, and 46g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rather inexpensive hor d'oeuvre. If you have salt, horseradish mustard, lime juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Cut onion into 1/2 in. slices; separate into rings. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cayenne.
Combine egg and buttermilk stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. Dip onion rings into batter. Fry a few at a time for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels(keep warm in a 300° oven).
In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients.
Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose
Onion Rings can be paired with Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Viva Diva Moscato Colada. It has 4.9 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 11 dollars.
Viva Diva Moscato Colada
Sweet Moscato wine infused with natural coconut & pineapple flavor. Light orange in color. Fruity, typical of coconut & pineapple with light hints of Moscato. Excellent as an aperitif or mixing with cocktails.