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
- Whisk together flour
- cornstarch
- dry potato flakes
- and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Whisk in club soda to make a smooth batter.
- Place panko bread crumbs in a shallow bowl.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place a few onion rings at a time into the bowl of batter and turn to coat all sides with batter.
- Remove onion rings from batter and place into pan of panko bread crumbs; turn to coat completely with crumbs.
- Cook a few rings at a time in the hot oil until golden brown
- about 2 to 3 minutes.
- 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