Fried Onion Strips

[jglass]

Fried Onion Strips

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients
Vegetable oil, for frying
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 Vidalia onions, sliced into 1/2-inch thick strips

Directions
Place oil in a deep skillet until it comes about 1-inch up the side of the pan.
Heat oil to 360 degrees F.
Mix buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce in a medium bowl.
Mix flour, cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bag.
Pat onion slices dry and dip in the buttermilk mixture to coat.
Transfer slices to bag and toss to coat.
Deep-fry onions in batches until golden, about 2 minutes.
Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, sprinkle immediately with salt, and serve.

 

[The Ironic Chef]

For some strange reason I just got a craving for a Bloomin Onion.

 

[CanMan]

And I can't find my 'as seen on TV' Bloomin Onion maker.

 

[jglass]

lol From one of the shows on FN. Looked good and had great reviews.

 

[Mama Mangia]

And I can't find my 'as seen on TV' Bloomin Onion maker.

Try this:

4 large Vidalia onions
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup shredded (fresh) Parmesan cheese

Peel onions, leaving roots intact. Cut each onion into eighths, cutting just to the root, but not through. Place each onion on a lightly greased square of foil. Press butter into onions, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and cheese. Wrap in the foil then arrange in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 400 for about 1 hour.

 

[Mama Mangia]

another version:

1 cup flour
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 large California Fresh Egg
1/4 cup milk
1 large sweet onion -- thinly sliced

Mix flour, paprika, salt and cayenne. Separately mix egg and milk together well. Dredge onions in flour/spice mixture, then dip in egg-milk mixture and then toss back into flour-spice mixture. Separate into strings. Fry in oil at 375ºF. until golden brown. Drain well

 

[Mama Mangia]

Like ZING??

1/2c. Red Hot Sauce
1/2c. butter, melted or olive oil
1/4c. chili sauce
1T. chili powder
4 lg. sweet onions, cut 1/2 inch thick slices

In medium bowl, stir together Hot sauce, butter, chili powder and chili
sauce.

Brush mixture onto onion slices. Grill onions over medium high coals
for 10 mins. or until tender, turning and basting often with the chili
mixture.

 

[jfain]

I love onion rings and they are so much better when you make them from scratch. I hate it when I bite into an onion ring and the whole onion comes out of the breading. That never happens to me when I make them at home.

 

[Mama Mangia]

I know what you mean - I hate biting into one and the onion comes out leaving just the breading.