17 March, 2022
Chef John’s Crispy Onion Rings
Chef John’s Crispy Onion Rings
Ingredients
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
- 2 tbsp. dry potato flakes
- ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
- fine salt
- 1 cup of chilled club soda
- 2 lg. onions cut into ¼ inch thick slices and separated
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, cornstarch, dry potato flakes, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl.
- Whisk in club soda and mix until it is a smooth batter.
- Place panko crumbs in a shallow bowl.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees.
- Place a few onion rings at a time in the bowl of batter and be sure to coal all sides.
- Remove onion rings from batter and place into the panko crumbs and be sure to cover completely.
- Fry coated onion rings until golden brown.
- Transfer to a cooling rack set over paper towels to drain.
- Season with salt to taste.
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