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Beer-Battered Onion Rings are so delicious and surprisingly simple to make. Light and crunchy with thick slices of sweet onion. And the dipping sauce is pretty amazing, too!
Our family loves a good onion ring. Even our middle daughter, who doesn’t like onions, but will eat her fair share of onion rings. Strange as that may seem. We order them at Sonic or at little mountain cafes when on vacation. But this recipe serves us well at home.
Please don’t forget the dipping sauce! It just takes a few minutes to whip together, and it goes so well with the onion rings. Mayo, Ketchup, Horseradish and a mix of seasonings. Yummy.
Ingredients for Beer-Battered Onion Rings
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Instructions for Making This Recipe
Prepare the Onions
Using a knife and cutting board, slice onions 1/2″ thick.
Another option to cutting the onion in rings, is to simply slice an onion in half and then into quarters for fried onion slices, as in the picture below.
In a large bowl, combine beer and vinegar. Add onion to brine and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
Allow your onion rings to set in the beer brine for at least 30 minutes. An hour is even better.
Make the Dipping Sauce
Meanwhile, prepare dipping sauce. In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, paprika, seasoned salt, oregano, and black pepper. Cover and refrigerate until time to serve.
Prepare to Fry
Line a baking sheet with several layers of paper towels. Add oil to Dutch oven and heat over medium high to 350°F.
In large bowl combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Drain the beer mixture from the onions into bowl and whisk together until batter falls from whisk in a steady stream.
Pour the beer brine right into the flour mixture to make the batter. This will make a thick batter for the rings to cling to.
Carefully transfer rings to hot oil. Fry until rings are golden brown and crisp, about 2 – 2 1/2 minutes, flipping halfway through frying.
Drain onion rings well and allow to set on the prepared paper towels or a wire cooling rack to catch the extra grease. No one wants to eat greasy onion rings. Season with more seasoned salt and freshly ground black pepper. Keep warm in oven. Return oil to 350°F and repeat until all rings are cooked.
Serve your onion rings on a pretty platter with the dipping sauce. This recipe will serve 4-6 people.
Enjoy your Beer-Battered Onion Rings with friends and family. Delicious with a cold glass of Root Beer or with your favorite hamburger.
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Beer-Battered Onion Rings
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Ingredients
- 2 large Vidalia onions (peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick)
- 1 bottle dark beer
- 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
Beer Batter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 quarts peanut oil
Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Gather all your ingredients and equipment so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Prepare the Onions
- Using a knife and cutting board, slice onions 1/2" thick.
- In large bowl, combine beer and vinegar. Add onion to brine and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
Prepare Dipping Sauce
- In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, smoked paprika, seasoned salt, oregano, and black pepper. Cover and refrigerate until time to serve.
Get Ready to Fry
- Line a baking sheet with several layers of paper towels. Add peanut oil to a Dutch oven and heat over medium high to 350℉.
- In a large bowl combine the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking soda, seasoned salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Drain beer mixture into bowl and whisk together until batter falls from whisk in a steady stream.
- Pat onion rings dry with paper towels. Transfer 1/3 of rings to beer batter. Dip onion in the batter to cover.
- Carefully transfer rings to hot oil. Fry until rings are golden brown and crisp, about 2 minutes, flipping halfway through frying.
- Drain rings on prepared baking sheet. Season with more seasoned salt and black pepper. Keep warm in oven. Return oil to 350℉ and repeat until all rings are cooked.
- Serve warm with the prepared dipping sauce. Serves 4-6.
