Onion Rings

Name: Onion Rings
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 larges yellow onions, peeled, sliced into 1/2-inch thick ringed slices, rings separated (See How to Slice an Onion); 473 milliliters buttermilk, or 1 cup plain yogurt mixed with 1 cup milk; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour and 1/3 cup cornmeal; 710 milliliters peanut oil, canola oil, or rice bran oil

Onion Rings might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 10g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 421 calories. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires flour, buttermilk, salt, and pepper. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Dairy Queen Onion Rings – freshly made onion rings everyday, How to Spiralize an Onion & Healthy Onion “Rings”, and Onion Rings.

Instructions

Coat the onion rings in seasoned buttermilk: In a large bowl, stir together the buttermilk (or yogurt and milk) with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper.

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Onion

Milk

Salt

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Stir the onions into the buttermilk mixture and make sure every ring is completely coated in buttermilk.

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Buttermilk

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Let sit for 15 to 30 minutes.

Combine flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper in separate bowl: In a separate bowl (large enough to dredge the onion rings) whisk together the flour and cornmeal, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and set aside.

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Cornmeal

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Onion

Salt

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Add 2 to 3 cups of oil to a large (5 to 6-quart), thick-bottomed pot. (Make sure that the pot is absolutely dry on the inside before adding the oil or any residual water will splatter as the oil heats.)

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Water

Cooking Oil

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Add enough oil to cover the bottom of the pot by 3/4 to 1 inch.

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Cooking Oil

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Heat the oil to 375°F. Use a good candy thermometer or instant thermometer (such as a Thermapop) to measure the heat of the oil. You may need to tilt the pan in order to cover the thermometer's sensor completely and get an accurate reading.

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Be very careful whenever handling hot oil. No running kids in the kitchen. No distractions. Do not answer the phone if it rings. Pay attention. Have the pan's lid close by.

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Test the oil by dropping a small pinch of flour into the hot oil. If the flour sizzles the oil is ready. If it burns, remove the pot from the heat and let the oil cool down a little.

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All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Dredge the buttermilk coated onion rings in the flour mixture (twice):

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Onion

Remove onion rings one at a time out of the buttermilk mixture and dredge them in the flour mixture to coat.

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Onion

If the coating seems a bit thin (it might) or if you want extra crunchy onion rings, dip the onion rings again in the buttermilk mixture and dredge them again in the flour. This double coating will make the onion rings extra crunchy.

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Onion

Dip

Fry in oil: Use tongs to place the rings one by one into the hot oil. Fry for a minute on each side, until golden brown.

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When you add the onion rings to the pot, the oil temperature will naturally lower. Adjust the heat so that the temperature of the oil in the pan stays between 350°F and 390°F.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

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Place the fried onion rings on a baking sheet lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil. Keep the fried onion rings warm in a 200°F oven while you fry the rest of the rings.

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Onion

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Paper Towels

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Add more oil if needed between batches.

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Let the oil heat back up to 375°F before starting a new batch.

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Serve immediately.

Note: It's best not to pour the leftover oil down the drain. Better to pour into an extra empty jar, and discard with your trash.

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Servings:

2larges

yellow onions, peeled, sliced into 1/2-inch thick ringed slices, rings separated (See How to Slice an Onion)473milliliters

buttermilk, or 1 cup plain yogurt mixed with 1 cup milk 2teaspoons

salt 1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 355milliliters

all-purpose flour and 1/3 cup cornmeal 710milliliters

peanut oil, canola oil, or rice bran oil

Recommended wine: Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

Onion Rings works really well with Sparkling rosé and Sparkling Wine. 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. The Ruffino Sparkling rosé ( Split) with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 8 dollars per bottle.