Chingal0

Fried Onion Rings

I forgot 2/23. Forgive me, I was out of town.


2 large Spanish onions (2 lb total)
2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 to 6 cups vegetable shortening or vegetable oil (32 to 48 fl oz)

Special equipment: a deep-fat thermometer

Cut onions crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices and separate slices into rings, reserving small inner rings for another use if desired.

Stir together buttermilk, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl, then gently stir in onion rings. Let stand, turning occasionally, 10 minutes. Drain in a colander.

Whisk together flour, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and remaining teaspoon pepper in a wide shallow bowl. Dredge onion rings a few at a time in flour, shaking off excess, and arrange in 1 layer on wax-paper-lined trays. Let onions stand 15 minutes (for batter to set).

Preheat oven to 200°F.

Melt enough shortening in a deep 10- to 12-inch heavy skillet to measure about 1 inch and heat over moderately high heat until it registers 360°F on thermometer. Fry onion rings in batches of 4 to 6, without crowding, turning over once or twice, until golden, about 3 minutes per batch. Transfer as cooked to paper towels to drain, then transfer to 1 or 2 large baking sheets (overlap rings slightly if necessary) and keep warm in oven while frying remaining batches. (Return oil to 360°F between batches.) Serve immediately.

Makes about 40 onion rings (4 to 6 side-dish servings).


Looks like a fairly straight-forward recipe, which yeilds a damn good onion ring. Man I am hungry.

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edmos1

do you find a need to dredge the onions in flour before putting in the butter milk. I have used an eggwash before and was unhappy with the batter sticking.

Chingal0

If you use flour, then eggwash, then breading it should be fine.

Man I keep forgetting to update these.. someone shoot me.

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