Kentucky Fried Onion Rings Recipes

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.

FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Cut onions into 1/2-in. slices; separate into rings. Place in a bowl; cover with ice water and soak for 30 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine the egg, water, oil and lemon juice in a bowl. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cayenne; stir into egg mixture until smooth. , Drain onion rings; dip into batter. In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. Fry onion rings, a few at a time, for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes one each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet, heat oil to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, beer, salt, and pepper. Mix until smooth. Dredge onion slices in the batter, until evenly coated. Deep fry in the hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

OVEN FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place parchment paper onto 2 baking sheets and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, paprika and 2 teaspoons salt. In another bowl or shallow dish, whisk together the buttermilk and eggs. Add half of the flour mixture to the buttermilk and beat until smooth and thickened.
• In a separate bowl, combine the panko, olive oil and remaining 2 teaspoons salt.
• Lightly dredge the onion rings in the flour mixture and then drop into the buttermilk. Drain the excess batter and then dredge in the panko mixture.
• Arrange on the prepared baking sheets in a single layer. You can place smaller rings inside bigger rings if necessary, just make sure there is space between them. Then place in the oven. Cook until golden brown, 14 to 20 minutes. Halfway through the cooking time, flip over each onion ring to ensure even crisping and browning.

OLD FASHIONED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
• Separate the onion slices into rings, and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Dip the onion slices into the flour mixture until they are all coated; set aside. Whisk the egg and milk into the flour mixture using a fork. Dip the floured rings into the batter to coat, then place on a wire rack to drain until the batter stops dripping. The wire rack may be placed over a sheet of aluminum foil for easier clean up. Spread the bread crumbs out on a plate or shallow dish. Place rings one at a time into the crumbs, and scoop the crumbs up over the ring to coat. Give it a hard tap as you remove it from the crumbs. The coating should cling very well. Repeat with remaining rings.
• Deep fry the rings a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove to paper towels to drain. Season with seasoning salt, and serve.

KENTUCKY FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• PREHEAT manufacturer's recommended amount of vegetable oil in deep-fryer to 365°F (OR) preheat enough fat to onion rings in a deep heavy stovetop pot to 365°F (use a heat-safe thermometer to gauge).
• PEEL then slice 2 large sweet onions into 1/3-1/2 inch rings (you may use all of onion, or just the larger outer rings).
• INTO a medium bowl add 1 cup self-rising flour, 1 1/2 tablespoons prepared Recipe #453973, 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; MIX ingredients well; WHISK in 1 cup cold water and 1 egg until combined well, without over-mixing.
• ADD 1/3 cup all-purpose flour into a small bowl for the DREDGE; FILL another small bowl with 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs (optional) if a panko breading is desired for the final coating.
• TOSS a few onion slices in the flour DREDGE until lightly coated.
• DIP a few floured onions into the BATTER; REMOVE rings one at a time using a fork or skewer, until 3 or four are battered.
• LIGHTLY coat onion rings in panko breadcrumbs, if using, lifting once again onto the fork/skewer.
• TILT battered/breaded onion rings off the skewer, onto the surface of hot oil; SHAKE fryer basket gently to prevent onion rings from sinking and sticking (which they inevitably do sometimes).
• TURN onion rings once, using the skewer, when light golden on the underside; CONTINUE frying just until light golden brown on both sides (don't overcook!); REPEAT with remaining onion rings.
• SEASON with a light sprinkle of salt if desired; SERVE with your favorite condiments and ENJOY!

DEEP-FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine buttermilk and baking soda; season well with salt and pepper. Peel onions and slice thinly, no thicker than 1/4-inch; a mandoline works well. Add to buttermilk mixture and stir well to submerge all onions. Set aside, unrefrigerated, for 2 hours.
• In a deep-fryer or heavy, deep pot, heat at least 1 quart oil to 375 degrees F. Working in batches, place about 1/6 of flour in a large bowl. With your hands, remove about 1/6 of onions from buttermilk. Don't let the liquid run off. Add to flour and mix vigorously with your hands until onions are well-coated. Separate them by hand and lay them in a deep-fry basket. Lower into hot oil, maintaining temperature. Stir every 2 minutes. When onions are golden brown and crisp, about 6 minutes, drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Keep warm in a 200 degree F oven while you finish the rest.

OVEN-FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Whisk together egg white, buttermilk, flour, salt, and cayenne in a shallow bowl until smooth.
• Separate onion slices into rings and pick out the 12 largest, reserving remainder for another use.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Working in batches of 4, dip rings into batter, letting excess drip off, then cook in skillet until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side. (Use 1 teaspoon oil per batch.) Transfer rings as browned to a lightly oiled shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pan.
• Bake rings in middle of oven, turning once, until crisp and deep golden, 12 to 15 minutes total.

KICK A%% FRIED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
• Combine the buttermilk, hot pepper sauce and sugar in a medium bowl until the sugar dissolves.
• Combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, Old Bay, salt and pepper in a shallow baking dish.
• Peel and cut the onions into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Separate the onion slices into rings and towel dry.
• Dip the rings in the buttermilk and shake off the excess liquid.
• Dredge the rings in the flour mixture, shake off the excess.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil to 400 degrees over medium-high heat in a large heavy pan.
• Add the onions to form a single layer on the oil's surface and cook until golden brown, no more than 3 minutes.
• Using tongs, transfer the onions to the paper towel-lined plate.
• Let stand 2 minutes to drain, then carefully transfer to the rack in the warm oven.
• Repeat till all are fried.
• Season with salt!
• Serve!