How to make onion rings at home?

Who invented this simple and very tasty snack, remained unknown. Maybe it was an American farmer or a Canadian gold digger. Be that as it may, now delicious little rings are served in almost all self-respecting and customers of the United States, Canada and Australia. This simple dish has gained great popularity in many other countries. How to make onion rings at home? You will learn about this from our article.

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How to serve?

Before you make onion rings, decide how and with what you will serve them. There are only two options:

• beer snack;
• hot meal.

This appetizer is equally well suited to both dark and light varieties. As for the hot dish, in this quality the rings began to be used relatively recently, but many visitors to the pubs liked the new dish. An excellent addition will be any original sauce.

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How to make onion rings - in batter or just that?

There are quite a few options for cooking onion rings. The popularity of the dish is also due to the fact that no overseas spices are needed here - the ingredients are the simplest, almost everything that is required can be found in any refrigerator or kitchen cabinet.

At home, you can cook rings in two ways:

• Breaded;
• breaded.

The first method takes a little longer. If guests are on their way, it is best to limit yourself to breaded rings. It is also very tasty. But do not expect that you can simply dump the onion into the pan and run to open the doors.

Important! The process will still take some time, especially since you won’t be able to fry all the rings at once - you can put them in the pan only in one layer, and it is advisable that the circles do not touch each other, otherwise they will burn.

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How to make onion rings in batter?

The beauty of onion snacks also lies in the fact that you can safely experiment, make different types of batter, cook all kinds of sauces. The only thing you need in any case is vegetable oil. It must be:

• refined;
• deodorized.

Important! If suddenly this did not happen, you can, of course, use any other, but the results may surprise you. Most likely, you will feel a strong oil smack, and the rings themselves will be very oily. However, some also like this option.

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What products are needed?

The answer to the question of how to cook onion rings at home, you will find in your own kitchen. You may find it useful:

• sour cream;
• tomato paste;
• tomato juice;
• chicken or quail eggs;
• cream cheese;
• milk;
• garlic powder or head of garlic;
• vinegar;
• ground pepper;
• flour;
• Of course, several large onions.

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The easiest batter

If a batter is supposed, it is necessary to start with it, because it should stand for a while. Fifteen to twenty minutes, but during this time you will have time to chop the onion. You need:

• 1 raw egg;
• 1 cup flour;
• 2 glasses of water at room temperature;
• Bowl;
• mixer.

How to cook batter:

1. Pour the flour into a bowl.
2. Pour in the same raw egg and mix
3. Pour in water and mix a little.
4. Whip it all with a mixer.
5. Put a quarter of an hour on the shelf of the refrigerator.

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Cut the rings:

1. Before cutting the rings, the bulb must be thoroughly cleaned.
2. It is better to cut off one side a little, so that it is convenient to chop and not get hurt.
3. Cut the rings approximately 0.5 cm wide.
4. Separate the layers at each ring.
5. Peel off the film.

Important! To remove the film is long and tiring, but without it the batter will hold on better.

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How to fry onion rings at home?

Actually frying - the process is not particularly complicated, but requiring attention and accuracy:

1. Heat to boil about 2 cups of water.
2. Pour boiling water into a couple of tablespoons of food vinegar (9%).
3. Dip the ring in the solution for about five minutes.
4. Pour oil into a high-sided pan and heat well.
5. Pour flour into a bowl.
6. Roll the rings.
7. Dip 4-5 rings in turn into batter.
8. Put them in the pan.
9. Fry until brown.

Important! It is better to lay out the finished rings first on a paper towel so that the excess fat is gone, and only then on the dish.

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Sour Cream

Onion rings are always fried the same way, but batter can be different. Let's talk about how to make onion rings in sour cream batter. In addition to onions, flour and butter (preferably olive), you will need:

• 4 tbsp. l sour cream .;
• 3 eggs;
• salt.

For this recipe, the yolks must be separated from the proteins. This is done simply:

1. Place a bowl and cup on the table.
2. Break the egg so that the shell breaks into 2 approximately equal parts.
3. Transfer the contents of the egg from one half of the shell to the other above the bowl.
4. Wait until all the protein has spilled, and put the yolk in a cup.
5. Cool the yolks and squirrels.
6. Put sour cream in the cup where the yolks are (it should be thick).
7. Mix well.
8. Add a little salt to a bowl of proteins and beat.
9. Mix what is in the bowl and in the cup.
10. Pour the flour in several small portions while continuing to mix.
11. Add spices if you like them.
12. Let the batter stand for about fifteen minutes, during which time prepare the onion.

Important! Onion rings in sour cream batter - an excellent side dish for meat. You can add tomato sauce.

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Beer batter

Beer and beer batter perfectly complement each other. Onion rings are especially aromatic. For this recipe you will need 3-4 onion heads and the following foods:

• 2 eggs;
• a glass of flour;
• 1.5 glasses of light beer;
• salt.

Important! The dish is cooked for about half an hour.

As always, we start cooking with batter:

1. It is better to sift the flour first, and keep the beer in the refrigerator.
2. Beat eggs (yolks and squirrels do not need to be separated).
3. Add flour in small portions.
4. Mix everything thoroughly to make the mass homogeneous.
5. Salt.
6. Pour in the beer.
7. Stir the contents of the bowl with the mixer at low speed.
8. Let the batter stand for about fifteen minutes while you cook the rest.

Important! Only live light beer is suitable for this recipe - bottled beer with a long shelf life is not suitable, dark beer too.

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Chips batter

Another interesting way to cook onion rings at home is in a batter of chips, that is, actually from potatoes. You need:

• a glass of flour;
• 2 eggs;
• salt;
• ground pepper;
• 400 g chips;
• 200 g of yogurt.

Cooking is best in a large bowl. You will also need a fork and mixer:

1. Pour eggs - squirrels with yolks into a bowl.
2. Add the same yogurt, mix.
3. Add the flour gradually, remembering to mix continuously so that no lumps form.
4. Salt, if desired - add spices.
5. Mix everything thoroughly to make something like mashed potatoes - it’s more convenient to do with a mixer, but you can also use a whisk or a fork.
6. Chop the onion, as with any onion ring recipe.
7. Pour the oil into a deep skillet and heat.
8. Dip the rings in batter.
9. Roll them in chips, then put them in a frying pan and fry until a smooth brown crust appears.

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Tomato batter

This can be done from tomato juice or pasta. Better if there is juice. The paste must first be diluted:

1. Place 1 tablespoon of tomato paste in a glass.
2. Add water to room temperature almost to the top.
3. Stir until the paste dissolves.

In addition to tomato and onion, you also need:

• 3 g of yeast;
• a little sugar;
• some spices;
• vegetable oil.

Batter is prepared like this.

1. Mix yeast with sugar.
2. Warm the tomato juice a little - it should be slightly warmer than room temperature.
3. Pour the juice into a mixture of yeast and sugar.
4. Add a teaspoon of oil.
5. Pour in flour.
6. Stir the ingredients.
7. Leave the batter for half an hour on the table (no need to put in the refrigerator).

Important! The rings are fried in the same way as in any other batter.

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Onion rings in the oven

This dish can also be made in the oven. The batter can be anything, but cheese is best baked.

Important! Cooking in the oven has its own advantages, the rings are not as greasy as in oil, so you can immediately serve them on the table.

For 4 medium-sized onions you will need:

• 100 g of cheese;
• 2 eggs;
• 2 tbsp. l Provence mayonnaise or homemade;
• a glass of flour;
• salt, spices - optional.

For their kitchen utensils, in addition to bowls, a fork and a mixer, you need another grater:

1. Grate the cheese.
2. Put it in a bowl.
3. Pour in the same 2 raw eggs and mix.
4. Add mayonnaise.
5. Sprinkle flour.
6. Add salt and pepper.
7. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.
8. Preheat the oven to 150º C.
9. Cover the pan with parchment paper.
10. Dip the rings in cheese batter and place on a baking sheet.
11. Bake the rings in the oven for no more than seven minutes.

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Rings without batter

This is the easiest recipe. No need to mix anything, mess with the batter and wait until it settles:

1. Cut the onion into rings.
2. Separate layers.
3. Peel off the film.
4. Bread each ring in breadcrumbs.
5. Brown until smooth.

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Onion ring sauces

Onion rings are, of course, good on their own. You can eat them with store sauces:

• ketchup;
• cheesy;
• sour cream and mushroom;
• garlic.

But nothing prevents to please their gourmet guests with homemade sauces for this dish. For example, such.

Wine and ginger

To prepare it you need:

• 1 small onion;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 50 g of ginger;
• unrefined vegetable oil;
• 100 g of white wine;
• 100 g of soy sauce;
• 100 g of any juice;
• 1 tsp tomato paste;
• sugar;
• 2 tbsp. l starch;
• 100 g of water.

How to cook:

1. Peel and chop the onion, garlic, and ginger to begin with.
2. Sauté until brown in vegetable oil.
3. Pour white wine and soy sauce into a separate saucepan.
4. Add juice.
5. Add tomato paste and sugar.
6. Put the contents of the pan in a pan and mix.
7. Bring the mixture to a boil.
8. Dissolve starch in water.
9. Pour it into a boiling sauce in a thin stream.
10. Cook for 5 minutes and remove from heat.
11. Let the pan cool.
12. Strain the contents through cheesecloth.

Milk sauce

For him you will need:

• 50 g of milk;
• 2 processed cheese;
• vegetable oil;
• spice.

How to cook:

1. Bring the milk to a boil.
2. Grate cheese.
3. Add them to milk.
4. Add oil and spices.
5. Stir and add a little chopped greens.

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Have you made sure that cooking onion rings at home is easy, besides, can such a dish be very diverse? Then forward to new achievements! Your culinary talents will certainly be appreciated by both households and guests!