Making Crispy Onion Rings

Description

This recipe for onion rings is so easy and so amazingly crispy, you can now make up for all those years of deep-fried denial by making these at home.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons dry potato flakes
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 1 cup chilled club soda
  • 2 cups panko bread crumbs, or as needed
  • 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
  • 2 large onions, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices and separated into rings
  • fine salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Whisk together flour
  2. cornstarch
  3. dry potato flakes
  4. and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Whisk in club soda to make a smooth batter.
  5. Place panko bread crumbs in a shallow bowl.
  6. Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  7. Place a few onion rings at a time into the bowl of batter and turn to coat all sides with batter.
  8. Remove onion rings from batter and place into pan of panko bread crumbs; turn to coat completely with crumbs.
  9. Cook a few rings at a time in the hot oil until golden brown
  10. about 2 to 3 minutes.
  11. Transfer to a cooling rack set over paper towels to drain. Season with salt to taste and serve.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 8

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