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Old Fashioned Onion Rings

SUBMITTED BY: Jean Marie      PHOTO BY: Caroline C

"This is an actual recipe from a former employee of a popular drive-in restaurant. Crispy coated onion rings like the pro's make!"
PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  3 Min
READY IN  18 Min
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Original recipe yield: 3 serving
    
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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

  1. Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
  2. Separate the onion slices into rings, and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Editor's note

The nutritional analysis for this recipe reflects an estimated 10% of the oil for frying as well as the full amount of the coating and breading. Therefore the values represented may not be accurate.

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Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2006 by AUSSIEMUM1
Delicious! Crispy on the outside and tender inside. I used brown onions. I floured them with an extra seasoning of garlic powder, paprika, battered them and then placed them in a shallow container with lots of crumbs. To save time I just placed the lid on the container and shook vigorously. It coated them in crumbs very well, alot better than using your fingers as all the places the breadcrumbs fall off because of your fingers weren't a problem. I mean I just don't have the time to coat one by one and this method worked great. I put them in the fridge ready for dinner and still have lots left uncooked which I will fry up tomorrow night.

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Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2008 by christina b
Absolutely perfect, my husband fell in love with me all over again!! **UPDATE** I made these last night using Panko bread crumbs, will never make any other way...not at all greasy with a fabulous crunch! FOR NO MESS - I put the flour mix into a big resealable bag, throw all my onion slices in and shake really well until they're all coated. Then take the onions out, add the milk/egg to the bag and stir well. Add the onions a handful at a time, seal bag and mush the bag until all slices are coated, take out with tongs and put on wire rack over foil or wax paper...then put my Panko breadcrumbs into a big tupperware bowl, add the onions a handful at a time (with tongs), put the lid on and shake shake shake. Put the onions from the bowl directly into the hot oil with clean tongs, woo-hoo no mess!!!

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Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2006 by TRISHIAK
These are the best. I read in a recent cooking publication to slide a skewer through the onion rings and hang them across a bowl to drip. It works perfectly. I lay a wire cooling rack across a baking dish and hold the cooked onion rings in a 225F oven, while frying the remaining rings. This keeps them crispy. I do not use any of the salt this recipe calls for.

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Jean Marie
Cooking Level: Expert
Living In: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 3

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 641

  • Total Fat: 34.6g
  • Cholesterol: 77mg
  • Sodium: 1311mg
  • Total Carbs: 68.3g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 14.1g

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