Fried Onion Rings
There’s something sinfully delicious about fast food when it’s made at home. Perhaps it is the love and attention one puts into making the dish or maybe it’s just to satisfy a craving. For me, it was the combination of both! Fried foods aren’t the sort of cooking style I adhere to on a regular basis so when I do, the meal seems to taste so much better. I searched for different onion ring recipes and some say to soak the rings in milk which I guess is to help make them taste a bit sweeter?
Serves 4 (as a side)
batter recipe from Maenam restaurant
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1-2 large onions, peeled and thickly sliced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cold soda water
1 egg
vegetable oil for deep frying
flour for dredging onion rings
Add enough oil to a large deep pot to come up to 1 1/2 inches deep, but at least 4 inches below the top of the pot. Heat oil to 375f. To make batter, whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt together. Whisk in soda water and egg. Coat onion rings in flour, shake any excess off and dip into batter. Deep fry about 1-2 minutes or until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with sea salt and serve immediately.
The Culinary Chase’s Note: If you’ve never made before, here’s a short video on how to make crispy onion rings. Easy peasy!
If that’s how the onion rings turn out, this is the recipe for me – gotta have that basketful!
Yes, that’s how they turned out! 🙂 You can also add paprika to the flour mixture for added flavor. By the way Peter, have you ever soaked the onions first in milk before adding to the batter?
shucked oysters? I guess the batter works well with other foods too??!!
Yes Elizabeth, the batter I used originally was for shucked oysters & forgot to remove it from the list of ingredients (ooops). This batter is quite light in texture and taste so try it next time you want to deep fry something. Cheers!
it’s funny because france is supposed to be the onion land but here we do not cook them that way !!!
pierre