With their crispy golden outside and soft, sweet interior, these homemade onion rings are impossible to resist. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce like the Awesome Blossom Sauce in the notes below.
Author: Natasha Kravchuk
Servings: 6as an appetizer, or enough for 8-12 burgers
Calories: 300
Prep Time: 15 minutesmins
Cook Time: 15 minutesmins
Total Time: 30 minutesmins
Ingredients
Onion Rings Ingredients:
1large sweet or yellow onion, thickly sliced into 1/2-inch thick rings
Oil for frying, I used canola oil - use something with a high smoke point
Instructions
How to Make the best onion rings:
Heat a dutch oven over medium heat with 1" of oil (or enough to cover the onion rings). You can use a deep fryer if you have one.
In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup milk with 1 Tbsp vinegar and let sit 5 minutes. Whisk in 1/2 cup sour cream.
In a separate bowl, whisk together: 1 cup flour, 1/2 Tbsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and 1 tsp garlic powder.
Separate the onion rings and dip each ring in the milk mixture, then dredge with flour. (I used a fork to transfer from the wet bowl to the dry bowl so my hands didn't get as gunky). Repeat by dipping in milk mixture a second time and dredging again in flour. Place the finished onion rings on a plate until ready to fry.
Once the oil is at 375˚F on a thermometer, or hot enough for the onion rings to sizzle, place 3-4 double battered onion rings in a single layer in the hot oil and cook for about 3 minutes, flipping halfway and fry until exterior is crisp and light golden brown. Let onion rings cool on paper towels so soak up any excess oil.
Notes
Awesome Blossom Dipping Sauce Ingredients:
1/2 cup real mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp creamy horseradish, or hot sauce
1 tsp ground paprika
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
Stir sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts
Crispy Onion Rings Recipe with Dipping Sauce
Amount per Serving
Calories
300
% Daily Value*
Fat
21
g
32
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Trans Fat
0.02
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
9
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Cholesterol
14
mg
5
%
Sodium
761
mg
33
%
Potassium
183
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
24
g
8
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
187
IU
4
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
87
mg
9
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.