Crispy Homemade Onion Rings
I love homemade crispy onion rings. If you love onion rings you have got to give these a try. They go perfect with a homemade juicy burger or chicken sandwich. And they are incredibly easy to make.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 258kcal
Equipment
- Tongs
- Fork
- Bowls
- Pie Pan
- Knife
- Wire rack
- pot
- Thermometer (I don't always use one, on my stove top medium heat usually heats my oil right around 350 degrees F.)
Ingredients
- 2 large onion I like to use sweet onions
- 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose/plain flour 160g
- 1/4 cup cornstarch replace 1/4 cup of flour with cornstarch for extra crispy onion rings
- 1 tsp of baking powder 5g
- 1 tsp of salt 5g
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup of milk 250ml
- 1 cup or so of bread crumbs panko works well, or the traditional kind(125g)
- Oil for frying canola, vegetable, etc
Instructions
- Start with a large deep pot and fill it about 1.5 inches deep with oil. Set the burner to Medium heat and heat it until it reaches 350 F/176 C. Use a candy termometer to check it.
- While the oil is heating up, cut and remove the skins from the onions and then slice them about 1/4 of an inch wide.
- In a medium bowl add the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder. Mix with a fork until well combined. Then dredge/dip the freshly sliced onions in the flour mixture. Set those aside in another bowl or on a plate.
- To the flour mixture add the milk and the egg. This will create the batter. Mix until well combined.
- Dip the floured onion rings into the batter and coat evenly, then place them on a wire rack to drain the excess batter.
- In a pie plate or bowl add the breadcrumbs and then dip the battered slices of onion into the bowl coating each side evenly.
- Drop them in the oil and fry them for about 3 minutes or so until they get nice and golden brown. Turn them ocassionaly in the oil using tongs. Remove them from the oil and place on a wire rack or plate with paper towel to dry. Enjoy!
Video
Notes
NOTE: You can replace 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of the flour with cornstarch to make these onion rings extra crispy.
Nutrition
Calories: 258kcal