Onion Rings

If you are gonna make the steak recipe I’ve posted, these onion rings are the perfect side!

You’ll need:

Directions:

Preheat the oil in a large saucepan to 350 degrees (It’s important that you maintain the frying temperature at 350)
Put the buttermilk in one bowl, and put the flour and spices in another
Put the onions into 1/2 inch slices and separate into rings
In batches of five rings at a time, start by putting the rings into the flour mixture, then into the buttermilk mixture, and again back into the flour mixture
If they are not fully coated then put them back into the buttermilk again and then back into the flour
When all the rings are coated then start frying in batches of 10 rings at a time
Fry the rings for about 4 minutes until they are golden brown
Drain the rings on a cooling rack or on some paper towels

Tips:

Vidalia onions are a great choice, if you can’t find them use a sweet onion
If you like really meaty rings then cut them up to 1 inch thick. If you like shoestring style rings then cut them 1/4 inch thick
Make sure you really toss the rings in the flour mixture to coat the entire onion (that’s why we only do five at a time)
IMPORTANT: Do not be tempted to put a lot of rings into the oil at one time because this will lower the temperature of the oil and produce an oily ring
If you are cooking a lot of rings then once one batch is done and drained you can put them on a rack in a 250F oven while you finish the rest
A kitchen tool called a spider is great for scooping up the rings from the hot oil
Be sure to maintain the frying temperature at 350 degrees

You’ll love these onion ring and remember to look over the tips.

Daniel Mancini

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