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Pumpkin Ale Battered Onion Rings

I made these on a whim. Sometimes there’s no better explanation for a recipe than that, so I’m not going to try to flesh it out for the sake of a chatty post.   I had a ginormous red onion, and I had a bottle of Pumpkin Ale.  They got together. End of story.

It’s not necessary to use a red onion, I just happened to have one.  And you don’t necessarily need pumpkin ale, either, you can substitute any beer you have around.  I’ll admit, though, that I like the subtle spice notes in a good pumpkin ale.  A couple of rounds of pumpkin ale and a big plate piled high with these onion rings and you have yourself an instant fall themed party.

Pumpkin Ale Battered Onion Rings

What You Will Need

  • Vegetable oil for frying
  • 1 large or 2 medium red or yellow onions
  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp onion salt
  • fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 12 oz bottle pumpkin ale
  • 2 tsp hot sauce

Instructions

  1. Pour the oil into a large pot to a depth of 3 or 4 inches. Heat over medium heat until it reaches 350F.
  2. Peel the onion and slice it into 1/2 inch slices. Carefully separate the rings.
  3. In a large bowl whisk the flour, onion salt, and lots of pepper. Stir in the beer until you have a thick batter, much like waffle batter. Stir in the hot sauce.
  4. Working in batches, dip the rings in the batter and then shake off the excess before dropping them into the hot oil. Do a few at a time so you don’t crowd them or they will stick to each other. If your oil is at the proper temperature, they should fry to golden in a couple of minutes. Flip once or twice during the cooking process.
  5. Drain on paper towels.
  6. Serve right away or, if necessary, heat leftovers in a 350F oven for a few minutes. Set a rack over a baking sheet and lay the onions on it so they will re-crisp.

Notes

Add a little more flour if your batter seems to thin, or a little water if it seems too thick.

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One thing, don’t expect these rings to be picture perfect…they are definitely a little disheveled, and that’s part of their charm. I’m always wary of  perfectly formed onion rings  There should be globs of fried batter sticking out in random directions, cracks where  the onion shows through, and lots of lumpy, messy bits.

Enjoy the weekend!

Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Onion rings are one of my biggest weaknesses… I know they are fattening and not the healthiest of food choices (understatement?), but I lovvve them! Now that I am back at the hospital on my rotations, I have to walk by them everyday at the cafeteria – so far I have been resisting, but last weekend a craving struck! I don’t have a deep-frier because I like to keep my diet healthy by not including a lot of fried foods, but occasionally I will fry something up in my skillet. I found this beer-battered onion ring recipe on Cooking Light, and it lived up to the high reviews it has received so far. They were delicious and  really easy to make! Have you ever tried beer-battered onion rings?? I think I like them better than regular onion rings, they taste so good! What is your guilty pleasure?

This has been an exciting week because we are sort of remodeling our little SF apartment. When we first moved in a few years ago, we took all of the furniture we could get from family and friends. We finally decided to make it more modern and more us, so after spending hours at IKEA and other stores the past few weeks, we are getting everything delivered this week! I can’t wait to see what the finished look will be once everything is set up.

Beer-Battered Onion Rings
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total
30 mins
 
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 large yellow onions, peeled
  • ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp paprika
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ⅓ cup flat beer
  • 1 large egg white
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil, divided
  • Cooking spray
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Cut the onion crosswise into ¾-inch-thick slices, and separate into rings.
  3. Combine flour, salt, paprika, and pepper in a medium bowl.
  4. Pour beer into a small bowl and stir with a fork to “flatten”.
  5. Stir in beer and egg white into dry ingredients well.
  6. Heat half of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
  7. Dip 5 onion rings in batter, letting excess drip off.
  8. Add onion rings to pan and cook for ~2 minutes on each side.
  9. Place the onion rings on a greased baking sheet.
  10. Coat the onion rings with cooking spray.
  11. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until crisp.
  12. Repeat for the remaining onion rings.
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Recipe adapted from Cooking Light (see original recipe here: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/beer-battered-onion-rings-10000000222257/)

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