How to Make Onion Rings

How to Make Onion Rings Onion rings are crunchy and delicious. They can be enjoyed with a steak or alongside your favorite southern fried chicken recipe. You can buy frozen onion rings and deep fry them but you might prefer to make your own onion rings once you realize how easy it is to do so.

You can make baked onion rings if you like but for an authentic flavor and a good crispiness, it is best to fry them like in restaurants and fast food outlets. Use yellow onions for delicious rings. The easiest way to make the rings is to thinly slice an onion crosswise and then separate the slices into rings. You can keep the very small bits for another use. Onion rings can be battered or covered with breadcrumbs, depending on personal preference, but a lot of people like to use breadcrumbs. Beer batter is another way to make very crispy onion rings because beer makes batter light and airy without giving it a beer flavor. Some people like to soak the onion rings in buttermilk before dipping them into a batter or flour mixture. You can add herbs or spices to the batter if you want to. Spicy rings are nice to make and you can serve these with a steak or fried chicken recipe, as well as French fries, if you want to make some real comfort food. There are lots of different recipes so you can experiment and see which you and your family prefer. Tasty Dips for Onions Serve your favorite dip alongside your homemade onions recipe. This might be barbecue sauce, sweet and sour sauce, ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise. You can make your own tasty dip by stirring some curry powder or mustard into mayonnaise. You might like to add a few drops of Tabasco sauce or hot sauce to liven it up even more. Recipe for Old Fashioned Onion Rings You will need: 1 onion, in 1/4 inch slices 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt Seasoned salt, to taste 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs 1 cup milk 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1 quart oil for deep fryingHow to make them: Stir the baking powder and salt into the flour. Separate the onion slices into rings and dip them into the flour mixture to coat them. Stir the egg and milk into the flour with a fork, and then dip the onion rings into this batter. Drain them on a wire rack until they stop dripping. You can put an aluminum foil-covered cookie sheet under the wire rack if you like, since this makes less mess. Spread the breadcrumbs over a shallow dish and dip the onion into them. Turn them over to cover the other side too. The coating should stick well. Heat the oil to 365 degrees F in a deep fryer and fry the rings until they are golden brown. This will take a couple of minutes. Drain them on paper towels, season them with seasoned salt, and serve hot. How to Make Onion Rings