Beer Battered Onion Rings

Ingredients

• 2 White Onions
• 500 ml ice cold water
• Vegetable Oil (for deep fat frying)
• fresh herbs (to sprinkle on top )
• 100 grams plain flour
• 200 grams plain flour
• 75 grams cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1-2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 340 ml Beer

Instructions

1. 1

   Slice: Cut 2 White Onions into 1cm rings.

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   Seperate: Separate the rings, use only the big complete rings and save the inner rings for another dish.

3. 3

   Chill: Place your onion rings into a large bowl with 500 ml ice cold water and put aside to chill.

4. 4

   --- Make Beer Batter ---

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   Dry: Place dry batter ingredients into a large mixing bowl, 200 grams plain flour, 75 grams cornstarch, ½ tsp Baking powder, ½ tsp paprika, 1-2 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Black Pepper and ½ tsp garlic powder. Mix these together.

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   Beer: Pour in 340 ml Beer.

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   Whisk: Use a whisk beat the beer batter until smooth. Set aside for later.

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   --- Dip Onion Rings ---

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   Dry: Drain the chilled onion rings and dry them with kitchen paper towel.

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    Flour: Place 100 grams plain flour into a shallow bowl or plate. Coat each onion ring with flour in the bowl.

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    Coat: Then, place it onto a wire rack. This base coat of flour helps the batter to stick to the onion.

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    --- Frying ---

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    Oil: Pour plenty of Vegetable Oil into a deep, heavy-based pan over medium-high heat, bring oil to 175℃/350℉. Or use a deep fat fryer.

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    Preheat oven to 100℃. Place a wire rack on a tray (this will be used to keep the onion rings warm between batches.)

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    Batter: Once at the right temperature, use a fork to dip the floured onion ring into the batter to coat it fully with the beer batter.

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    Fry: Transfer into the oil and repeat with more onion rings. Do not overfill the pan. Cook in batches of 4 to 5 rings at a time. Keep an eye on the oil temperature.

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    Turn: After a couple of minutes turn the ring over using a clean fork or a skimmer

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    Golden: When crispy and golden brown. Remove onion rings from the oil with a clean fork.

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    Repeat: Place on the wire rack and place into the preheated oven to keep warm whilst you cook the rest. Repeat until all onion rings are cooked.

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    Serve with an extra sprinkle of salt and a sprinkle of fresh herbs