Made onion rings based on a hybrid of this allrecipes.com recipe, and foodwishes recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/old-fashioned-onion-rings/
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk, or as needed
- 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- seasoned salt to taste
- 1 quart oil for frying, or as needed
Directions
- Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
- Separate the onion slices into rings, and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Dip the onion slices into the flour mixture until they are all coated; set aside. Whisk the egg and milk into the flour mixture using a fork. Dip the floured rings into the batter to coat, then place on a wire rack to drain until the batter stops dripping. The wire rack may be placed over a sheet of aluminum foil for easier clean up. Spread the bread crumbs out on a plate or shallow dish. Place rings one at a time into the crumbs, and scoop the crumbs up over the ring to coat. Give it a hard tap as you remove it from the crumbs. The coating should cling very well. Repeat with remaining rings.
- Deep fry the rings a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove to paper towels to drain. Season with seasoning salt, and serve.
http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2010/05/can-i-get-onion-rings-instead-of-fries.html
Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons instant mashed potatoes
big pinch of cayenne
1 cup cold club soda
2-3 cups Panko (Japanese-style breadcrumbs), or as needed
fine salt to taste
vegetable oil for frying
2-3 yellow onions, cut into 1/4-inch rings
*Note: the amounts in the video were for a smaller batch. The amounts above will make a nice large batch, enough for about 8 servings.
Didn’t have all purpose flour, so I substituted wheat starch. Eyeballed all batter measurements. Added an egg because it wasn’t sticking to the onion easily. Used normal bread crumbs.
Time consuming. Each onion rings has to have TLC — battered and dipped individually. Frying was easy, but man, battering is a chore; and wasteful too. I used up all the breadcrumbs due to clumps and discarding half of the crumbs after I was done. You can’t use all the bread crumbs or batter because then it won’t coat the food well.
Note to self: Avoid battered dishes if possible — you don’t like to waste batter.
Gracie said that she really liked these onion rings, and the amount she ate demonstrated it.
On another note, Mommy has requested more healthy food, citing her high cholesterol and showing me her medical reports. I do need to investigate the matter. She only requested canned beans as her diet, but I hope that I can do better than that.
-Isaac
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