CRUNCHY ONION RINGS
MAKES 4
-
6 SERVINGS
3 large
Vidalia*
onions
2 cups all-purpose flour
l/4
cup cornstarch
1 tsp. salt
l/4 tsp. ground red pepper
2
eggs
2 Tbsp. vegetable or peanut oil
1 cup flat beer
7 cups peanut or vegetable oil
1. Slice onions into l/2-inch thick slices; separate into rings.
2. In a bowl, stir together flour, cornstarch, salt and red pepper.
In large bowl, beat eggs, oil and beer; stir into flour mixture
until just mixed.
3. Pour oil into deep fryer. Set fryer temperature to 365”F/185”C.
4. Top a wire cooling rack with a double thickness of paper towels.
Set rack near the fryer.
5. Usiag a fork, dip onion rings into batter, letting excess batter
fall back into bowl; set rings on waxed paper.
6. With fryer lid closed, lower empty fryer basket into oil and quickly
bring back to highest position. Add a few coated onion rings to the
basket, close lid and lower filled basket into oil. Fry 2
-
4 minutes
until golden brown. Remove and drain on prepared rack.
7. Return oil to temperature before repeating process with remaining
onion rings.
*If Vidalia onions are not available, use another sweet onion
like Oso, Walla Walla or similar.
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