Southwest Onion Fritters Recipes

ONION FRITTERS (ONION LATKES) RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Slice onions and leek. Heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté onions for 10-12 minutes. Until soft and golden. Transfer to a large bowl. 2. Chop fresh parsley and add to the bowl. Add garlic cloves, eggs, semolina, flour, salt and pepper. mix well and set aside for 10-15 minutes. 3. In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Drop 1-2 tablespoons of batter into the oil, press lightly to flatten. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown, drain on paper towels.

ONION FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together all of the ingredients besides the oil.
• Place a cast iron or non-stick pan over medium heat until hot. Add the oil and swirl to coat the pan (a non-stick pan needs less oil). Scoop out 2- to 3-tablespoon mounds of the onion mixture into the pan, flattening the mounds slightly with a spoon and spacing them about one inch apart.
• Cook the fritters for 2 to 3 minutes, flip them once, and cook them for an additional 1 to 2 minutes until they're golden brown and cooked through. (*See recipe note below for baking instructions).
• Serve warm with yogurt or sour cream or my Beet Aioli (recipe in the notes section).

SOUTHWEST ONION FRITTERS

Steps:

• Whisk together first eight ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together milk, sour cream and cilantro; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Fold in onions., In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with guacamole and sour cream.

ONION BHAJI (INDIAN ONION FRITTERS)

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, turmeric, cumin, coriander, parsley and water. Season with salt and pepper. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to blend. Preheat the fryer to high heat.
• Preheat the oven to 75 °C (170 °F).
• With two teaspoons, place 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of batter and fry in the hot oil, a few at a time, for 3 to 4 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain on paper towel and keep warm in the oven. Fry the remaining fritters. Serve warm as a starter.
• Tips: You can find chickpea flour in health food stores and some supermarkets.

VIDALIA ONION FRITTERS

Steps:

• 1. Place 1 3/4 cups flour, the baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to mix.
• 2. Place 2 cups of the milk, the eggs, vinegar, and hot sauce in another bowl and whisk until blended, then pour into the flour mixture and whisk until just blended; do not overmix. Stir in the sliced onions and let the batter rest for 30 minutes. It should be slightly thicker than heavy cream. If it isn't, sprinkle in a little more flour. If it's too thick, add a little more milk. The batter should look somewhat free-form, not doughy.
• 3. Preheat the oven to its lowest setting.
• 4. Pour vegetable oil to a depth of 4 inches into a large, heavy saucepan and heat to 375°F on a deep-fry thermometer. Drop the onion fritter batter into the hot oil by the tablespoonful, a few at a time, and fry, turning once, until the fritters are golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes in all. The fritters will have an irregular, spiderlike look, with a few loose pieces of onion escaping here and there. Check a fritter by breaking it open to see if the center Is cooked; it it still seems unset, cook 1 minute more. Drain on paper towels. Place the fritters in the oven to keep warm while you finish frying them all. Serve on a doily-lined platter or in a lined woven basket accompanied by the dipping sauce in one or more bowls.

GREEN ONION FRITTERS

Steps:

• Fill a medium saute pan with 2-3 inches of vegetable oil and heat to medium-high heat.
• Arrange a paper towel lined plate on the counter to place the fritters on when they come out of the hot oil.
• In a bowl, make the batter by combining the all-in-one pancake mix with the water (the batter will be on the thick side).
• Add the chopped green onions and season with cayenne, salt & pepper.
• When the oil is ready for frying, drop by spoonfuls of the batter into the oil and fry on all sides until golden brown and puffy.
• This should take no more than 3-4 minutes.
• Remove and drain on the paper towel lined plate.
• Reseason with salt while they are still hot.

EASY ZUCCHINI FRITTERS

Steps:

• Toss zucchini and salt together in a large colander and place in sink to drain for 10 minutes.
• Put zucchini in the middle of a piece of cheesecloth; wrap cheesecloth around zucchini and squeeze to drain as much moisture from zucchini as possible.
• Mix flour, Parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, kosher salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Stir in zucchini.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Scoop batter by the tablespoon into the hot skillet and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.