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Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Thick, sweet onion rings in a light beer batter and a crunchy panko coat, fried until deep golden.

By Wanda Oyola 40 min Medium

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Recipe in testing: I'm cooking it in my TM7™ and will update the steps and the photo with my own.

A tall stack of thick, golden, crunchy onion rings on a wooden board with a small bowl of ketchup.

Good onion rings are all about contrast: a thick slice of sweet onion that turns soft and juicy inside, wrapped in a craggy, crunchy coating that shatters when you bite it. Stack them high on a board with a bowl of ketchup and they are gone in minutes.

The Thermomix® TM7™ whisks a smooth, airy batter with cold beer in seconds. Each ring gets a light dusting of flour, a dip in the batter and a roll in panko, then fries in a heavy pot on the stove. The bubbles in the beer keep the coating light and crisp.

Made in the Thermomix® TM7™

Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Makes: About 20 large rings

  • Prep20 min
  • Cook20 min
  • Total40 min
  • Serves4

Ingredients

For the rings

For the batter

To serve

Instructions

  1. Peel the onions, cut them into 1.5 cm (1/2 in) thick rounds and separate the rings. Keep the small center rings for another dish.
  2. Place the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, paprika, garlic powder, egg and beer in the mixing bowl and mix 15 sec/speed 4. Scrape down the sides and mix 5 sec/speed 4 more, until smooth. Pour into a wide bowl.
  3. In a heavy pot on the stove, heat 5 cm (2 in) of oil to 180°C (360°F). Set a rack over a baking sheet in the oven at 95°C (200°F) to keep the fried rings warm.
  4. Put the dusting flour and the panko in two separate shallow dishes. Toss a few rings in the flour, dip them in the batter, let the extra drip off and press them into the panko on both sides.
  5. Fry 4 or 5 rings at a time, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once, until deep golden. Drain briefly on paper towels, sprinkle with salt and move them to the rack in the oven.
  6. Let the oil come back to 180°C (360°F) before each batch. Serve the rings hot, with ketchup.

Tips

  • No beer? Use cold sparkling water. The bubbles keep the batter just as light.
  • Sweet onions give the mildest, sweetest rings, but yellow onions work well too.
  • Coat the rings right before frying, not ahead of time, or the panko softens and falls off.

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