Crispy Fried Onion Straws 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.

CRISPY ONION STRAWS RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the sliced onions to a bowl and cover with the buttermilk.
• Let soak for 15-20 minutes at least.
• Heat your oil.
• In a separate bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients.
• Take a few spoonfuls of the onions at a time and coat in the flour mixture.
• Remove and add to the hot oil, frying until golden brown.
• Pat dry with a paper towel.

CRISPY FRIED ONION STRAWS

Steps:

• Slice onion into 1/4" slices using mandoline. Separate onion pieces and place into large bowl. Add buttermilk, and rest in fridge
• Soak onions in buttermilk for one hour. Drain buttermilk well from onions
• FOR EASY, HANDS-FREE BREADING: Use a Tupperware-like container that has a cover!
• Add flour, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, and chili powder into container.
• Using tongs or a fork, transfer onions in batches into flour mixture. Cover with lid, and shake vigorously. Transfer seasoned onions to a plate
• Add enough oil for a 1/2" depth and heat in large fry pan. Test the oil with a small piece of onion: when onion immediately begins to bubble and raises to the surface, the oil is hot enough
• Add onions in batches to fry pan. Don't overcrowd the pan, or the onions won't cook properly
• Watch carefully, as onions will only take about 2 minutes to cook. Transfer cooked onions to paper towels to drain. Immediately sprinkle with sea salt
• When completely finished, sprinkle with additional paprika, if desired.

ONION STRAWS (FRENCH FRIED ONIONS)

Steps:

• With a mandolin, good slicer or a very sharp knife, slice the onions very thin. If you use a knife, you should be able to see it through the onion slice. Place in a baking dish and cover with buttermilk for at least one hour.
• Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Heat oil to 375 degrees F. in a deep fryer. If you don't have a deep fryer, use a Dutch oven or deep pot; add oil and heat to 375 using a candy thermometer to determine the temperature of the oil. Remove the thermometer when the temp reaches 375.
• When ready to cook, grab a handful of onions, cover well with the flour mixture, shake off the excess, and plunge the onions into the hot oil. Fry the onions in batches so the oil will stay hot. Fry for a few minutes and remove them when they turn golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
• Repeat until all the onions are cooked. Serve immediately or store in an air tight plastic container to add to other dishes when needed. Cooked onion straws can be kept at room temperature for up to a week.

FRIED ONION STRIPS

Steps:

• 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.

ONION STRINGS

Steps:

• Begin by peeling the onions and slicing very thinly, use a mandoline slicer if you can. Separate the onion slices and place them in a shallow baking dish and pour the buttermilk over the top. Press the onions down so they're submerged as much as possible and let them soak on the counter for at least an hour. If necessary, stir them around a bit halfway through the soaking process.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, black pepper and cayenne, and set aside.
• Pour 1 to 2 quarts canola oil in a pot or Dutch oven. Heat to 375 degrees F, or until a pinch of flour sizzles when sprinkled over the pot.
• Using tongs, remove a handful of onions from the buttermilk and immediately dunk into the flour mixture. Coat the onions in the flour mixture, and then tap them on the inside of the bowl to shake off the excess.
• Plunge the onions in the hot oil. With a spoon, fiddle with them a bit just to break them up, and watch them! They'll be ready to remove from the oil in no time flat.
• When they're golden brown (this should take just a minute or two), remove them from the oil and place on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Repeat with the remaining onion slices and serve immediately.
• Pile these on top of a juicy grilled hamburger - to die for!

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.

VIDALIA® ONION STRAWS (ONION STRINGS)

Steps:

• Pour buttermilk into a bowl. Place onion slices into buttermilk, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, cornmeal, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and paprika together in a bowl. Working in batches, remove onions from buttermilk, letting any excess liquid drip off, place onions in flour mixture and toss to coat. Shake any excess flour mixture off onions.
• Cook onion rings in the preheated oil until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer rings with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.