Homemade Onion Rings

If you like onion rings, you should have been at my house last night!  Tom was going to barbecue steaks and was reminiscing about some fantastic onion rings we had at an incredible restaurant while in Milwaukee this past December.  Those onion rings cost $9 (yikes!) but these sure didn't...and boy did they taste good!  By the way, this recipe is compliments of allrecipes.com.

Original Recipe Yield 3 servings

 

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.  (I just used paper towel...cheaper!)  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.