Beer Battered Onion Rings
- serving for 3-4
- 1 hour
- deep-bottom pan
For Onion Rings
Ingredient
large onions 2 pc
Others
iced water
oil for frying
For Beer Batter
Ingredient
plain flour 100 g
cornflour/starch 100 g
baking powder 0.5 tsp
beer 250-300 ml
Spice & Seasoning
salt 2 tsp
white pepper 1 tsp
garlic powder 1 tbsp
smoked paprika 1 tbsp
mild chilli powder 1 tbsp
Directions
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Cut onions into 1cm thick rings and remove the inner membrane from the onions
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Chill the onions in iced water
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Mix the batter ingredients without the beer
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Dry the onion rings before dipping into the flour then take aside
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Whisking in the beer to form a smooth batter and coat onion rings
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Heat oil to 175c and fry the onion rings in batches for 5 mins flip over after 2 min
Principles
- Soak onions into iced water: remove some pungency
- Beer in batter: change in acidity limit gluten formation and carbonation together result in light and crispy crust
- Fry in batches: remain oil temperature avoid sogginess
Notes
- 1 pound=16 ounces=453 g ; 1 tablespoon=15 g ; 1 teaspoon=5 g
credit to chefthombateman