Spicy O-nuts

Name: Spicy O-nuts
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters beer; 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1/3 palm full; 1 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper, eyeball it, or 1 teaspoon hot sauce; 473 milliliters complete pancake mix, any brand; 4 servings Salt; 1 extra large sweet onion; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika; 4 servings Vegetable oil, for frying

Spicy O-nuts might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free and vegetarian recipe has 201 calories, 6g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. A mixture of onion, salt, vegetable oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 23 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 1-inch vegetable oil of moderate to medium high heat. If you wish to test the oil, add a 1-inch cube of bread to hot oil. If it turns deep golden brown in color in a count of 40, the oil is ready.

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Cooking Oil

Bread

Trim ends of onion and peel.

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Onion

Cut into 3/4-inch slices and separate rings.

Mix together pancake mix and beer, season with paprika, chili powder and cayenne pepper or hot sauce. Batter should be thick. If it gets too thick, add a splash more beer. Working in small batches of 5 to 6 slices, coat rings of onion in batter and fry 4 to 5 minutes, until evenly golden brown. Turn onions over so that both sides get puffed and cooked.

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Chili Powder

Pancake Mix

Hot Sauce

Paprika

Onion

Beer

Transfer to paper towels to drain. Season o-nuts with salt while hot. Repeat with remaining ingredients. When all the onions are dipped and fried, turn off oil to cool before discarding.

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Onion

Nuts