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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Crispy Fried Sweet Onion Rings
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by:
Marylin Breeze
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Crispy Fried Sweet Onion Rings uses sweet onions, buttermilk, vegetable oil, flour, cornmeal, salt and ground red pepper to create onions rings which make a great appetizer or side dish.
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INGREDIENTS
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2 large sweet onions, cut
into 3/8-inch-thick slices
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3 cups buttermilk
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Vegetable oil
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup plain yellow cornmeal
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2 tsp table salt
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1/2 tsp ground red pepper
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Separate onion slices into rings, and place in a 9-inch square baking dish. Pour buttermilk over onion rings. Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours
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2:
Pour oil to depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 360°.
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3:
Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients in a shallow dish. Dredge onion rings in flour mixture, and place on a baking sheet. Discard buttermilk.
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4:
Fry onion rings, in batches, 2 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels.
Serve onion rings immediately, or keep warm in a 200° oven until ready to serve.
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