I made onion rings tonight, and they were AMAZING!!

[Fran Kubelik]

I'd never made them before, but I accidentally landed on Rachel Ray today and she was making them. It was easy - just soak the sliced sweet onion in buttermilk for 20 minutes or so....then dip them in a mixture of equal parts flour and corn meal with paprika, salt and pepper. Drop the onion rings in hot canola oil until they start to brown a little.

I served them with a dip I made with sour cream and fresh spinach blended with some sea salt and pepper.


YUMMO!! :9

[flvegan]

1. What kind of onion?

I think red onions would be FANTASTIC as onion rings.

[Fran Kubelik]

2. Interesting idea.

I used a vidalia. The sweetness was nice!

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. Onion rings are quite possibly my favorite food.

YUMMO indeed!

I've always wondered why they're so fucking expensive in restaurants, though - they generally cost way more than a similar order of french fries, and yet the fries probably actually have more capital investment in them than the onion rings.

[Fran Kubelik]

6. but they can be so hit or miss

And omg Rabrrrrrr - the dipping sauce I made was so simple and so amazing. I had some leftover baby spinach from the pie I was making for the main course, so I just threw it into the blender with some sour cream, some sea salt and telicherry pepper. So good. Yum yum yum.

[bridgit]

4. mmmmm, onion rings...

:9

[BrklynLiberal]

5. mmmmm. Sounds delicious...

[NJmaverick]

7. Now I am hungry for onion rings

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

8. So much better than that fast food shit, huh?

Try tempura batter next time.

:thumbsup:

[LostinVA]

9. OMG -- I was just going to ask if you followed Rachel Ray's paprika recipe

Haruka was watching that episode last night.

They looked TRES YUMMO!

[Fran Kubelik]

10. I had never watched her cook before

I was laughing as I thought about all the DU threads.

I didn't have any dill, so I used spinach instead. It was GOOD!

[In_The_Wind]

11. Now I'm really ready for a snack!

That sounds so good.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. Onion rings and Rachael?

You've just described my life. :rofl:

[Fran Kubelik]

13. I was thinking of you as I watched her.

:hi:

Doesn't her voice grate on you? I mean, she's appealing, but that VOICE!!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

16. She talks?

:P

[Fran Kubelik]

17. Funny guy!

:P

[cwydro]

14. I have never been able to make onion rings well

thank you for the recipe. I will try it.

Yummo indeed.

[terrya]

15. That sounds delicious!

Really, onion rings are much tastier than boring old french fries.

:thumbsup: