Crisply Fried Onions Recipes

CRISPY FRIED ONION STRINGS

Steps:

• Slice onion into thinnest possible rings.
• Place in a shallow dish.
• Combine ranch dressing and milk and pour over onions.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• In a plastic bag, combine flour, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
• Shake to evenly distribute ingredients.
• Heat oil to 375° in deep saucepan.
• Remove a small handful of onion rings from dressing and shake off excess.
• Drop into flour, separate rings and shake to coat.
• Drop a few rings at a time into hot oil and cook until golden.
• Remove from hot oil with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towels.
• Repeat with remaining rings until all have been battered and fried.
• Keep warm.

HOW TO FRY ONIONS

Steps:

• Peel the onions and remove the root.
• Cut the onions from the center vertically, and slice the halves thinly in vertical cuts
• Add sliced onions in a wide pot and add oil till it comes at the level of the onions. Eye ball the quantity.
• Increase heat to high flame and fry the onions until golden brown.
• Keep stirring the onions every 5 mins to check its getting cooked evenly.
• Use a slotted stainless steel spoon to stir the onions.
• The onions will release water over time and then will start to fry.
• At about 20 min mark your onions will start to look very slightly brown. Reduce the flame to medium at this point and don't leave the onions un-attended anymore.
• Stir constantly to make sure all the onions turn evenly golden.
• When the onions turn light gold, reduce the flame to low and start removing the onions from the oil slowly.
• Spread the onions on a tray covered with paper towel. And try not to crowd them.
• Allow the onions to cool down and you will have crispy golden onions.
• Use directly in recipes or make a pack in save it in the freezer.

FRENCH FRIED ONIONS

Steps:

• Soak onions in milk for 5 minutes.
• Combine flour, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, and salt. Add a handful of onions and toss to coat. Remove and repeat with remaining onions, one handful at a time.
• Heat oil in a large skillet or deep fryer. Fry onion in batches, stirring as needed, until evenly browned, 2 to 3 minutes each. Drain on paper towels and season with more salt. Store in an airtight container.

CRISPY FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, whisk the first 5 ingredients. Separate onion slices into rings. Dip rings into batter. In a deep-fat fryer, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. In batches, fry onion rings until golden brown, 1 to 1-1/2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.

CRISPY FRIED ONIONS

Steps:

• Pass the sliced onions through the milk. Combine flour, garlic powder and turmeric. Pass onions through seasoned flour.
• Deep fry at 375 degrees F. until golden. Drain and season with salt and pepper.

CRISPLY FRIED ONIONS

Steps:

• Line two small baking sheets with paper towels; set aside. Place a large sieve over a bowl, and keep near cooking area.
• Pour enough oil into a large saucepan to come 1/8 inch up the sides. Place over medium heat. When oil is hot, add onions. Stir, and let cook until onions are beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Continue to stir and cook until onions are reddish brown, about 4 minutes more. Remove from heat, and pour into sieve. Shake sieve to drain. Transfer onions to one of the prepared baking sheets. Spread out onions as much as possible. Let stand for 5 minutes, then transfer to the second baking sheet.

FRIZZLED ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small saucepan placed over medium-low heat. A slice of onion should just sizzle a bit when added to the hot oil. Add 1/2 of the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are a deep golden brown, about 7-10 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, and salt to taste. Onions will be soft at first and will crisp as they cool. Repeat with remaining onions.

CRISPY FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, paprika, seasoning salt and water. Stir until smooth.
• Slice onions 1/8-1/4" inch thick and seperate into rings.
• Drop onions into batter in bowl and stir gently with a spoon. This saves time, over dipping each ring separately into batter. Make sure all onion rings are coated with batter.
• Using a fork, drop one onion ring into fat to test temperature. Your onion ring should not cook too quickly or turn dark. If necessary, reduce temperature. You want your fried onion rings to puff up and turn golden brown, not overcook. If they over cook they will taste bitter.
• When fat is ready, gently drop onion rings into pot or place in fryer basket and lower into fryer.
• When onions rings are golden, using a slotted spoon lift into a metal strainer to drain. If using a fryer, simply lift the basket and allow your onion rings to drain.