Beer Battered Onion Rings With Cajun Dipping Sauce Food

BEER-BATTERED ONION RINGS WITH CAJUN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil (1 1/2 inches) in deep fryer or heavy 3-quart saucepan to 375°. Make Cajun Dipping Sauce. Toss onion rings and 1/4 cup of the Bisquick.2. Stir remaining 2 cups Bisquick, the beer, salt and eggs until smooth. (If batter is too thick, stir in additional beer, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.) Dip onion rings, a few at a time, into batter, letting excess drip into bowl.3. Fry about 2 minutes, turning with fork after 1 minute, until golden brown drain on paper towels. Serve hot with dipping sauce. Cajun Dipping Sauce1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing1/2 cup sour cream1/4 cup chili sauce1 teaspoon prepared horseradish1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)Stir all ingredients until blended.HIGH ALTITUDE (3500 to 6500 feet): No changes.NUTRITION FACTS: 1 Serving: Calories 465 (Calories from Fat 305) Fat 34g (Saturated 8g) Cholesterol 90mg Sodium 1270mg Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 1g) Protein 6g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 2% Calcium 12% Iron 10% DIET EXCHANGES: 1 Starch 1 Vegetable 7 FatBETTY'S TIP: Nobody likes soggy onion rings. To keep your rings crispy and crunchy, make sure the oil is up to temperature (375°) before you begin frying. If you fry a large batch of rings, you may have to wait a few minutes for the oil to heat up before you begin again. The only way to really tell if the temperature is right is to use a special deep-fat or candy thermometer.From "Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cookbook." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

CAJUN BEER-BATTERED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Place the onion rings in a large bowl of ice water; let stand for 35 minutes.
• Drain then place on paper towels; pat dry well.
• In a bowl combine flour with Cajun seasoning, baking powder, salt and cornmeal; mix to combine.
• Add in the beer and egg; stir until thoroughly blended and smooth; chill for 20 minutes.
• Dip the onion rings into the batter coating well on both sides.
• Heat 3-inches oil in a Dutch oven to 375 degrees.
• Drop the onion rings a few at a time into hot oil and fry until golden brown on both sides.
• Drain and serve immediately.
• Delicious!

BEER-BATTERED ONION RINGS W.CAJUN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat VEGETABLE OIL in deep fryer or heavy saucepan to 375*; oil should be about 1 1/2 inches deep.
• Prepare Cajun Dipping Sauce by stirring until all ingredients are blended; set aside.
• Toss onion rings and 1/4 cup Bisquick.
• Stir remaining 2 cups Bisquick, beer, salt and eggs until smooth.
• (If batter seems too thick, add more beer, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it reaches the desired consistency).
• Dip onion rings, a few at a time, into batter.
• Fry about 2 minutes, turning each ring after 1 minute, until golden brown; drain well.
• Serve hot with Cajun Dipping Sauce.

BEER-BATTERED ONION STRINGS

Steps:

• Special equipment: a mandolin; a deep-frying thermometer
• Mix the flour, baking powder, seasoned salt and pepper in a large bowl. In a pitcher, mix together the beer and eggs. Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients and mix.
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, heat enough vegetable oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil registers 375 degrees F.
• In batches, dip the onion strings into the batter, then plunge them into the hot oil and cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on a paper towel and repeat with the rest of the onions. Sprinkle with seasoned salt.

BEER-BATTERED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, granulated garlic, cayenne and 1 tablespoon each salt and black pepper in a large bowl until well blended. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, milk and beer.
• Dunk the onion rings in the beer mixture and then toss in the flour mixture to coat evenly. Shake off the excess flour and lay the rings on a baking sheet. Let sit for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a heavy pot with 3 inches of vegetable oil and heat to 350 degrees F. Sift the flour mixture to remove any clumps.
• Dunk the onions a second time in the buttermilk and toss in the flour. Shake off any excess flour before dropping the rings into the hot oil. Fry until golden, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

DEEP FRIED ONION RINGS WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Using a nice sharp knife cut onions half an inch thick. Remove all outer brown layers, then carefully separate the rings. (You can save the tiny center rings for your other dishes.) Put rings in a bowl and pour buttermilk over them, then cover and let sit in the fridge for an hour.
• 2. Mix together all 8 ingredients for the dipping sauce in a bowl and stir until it's nice and creamy. Cover and put in the fridge until it's time to serve.
• 3. Now you will make your dredging station. First, combine the 1 cup of flour and next 6 dry ingredients, down to the salt and pepper, and whisk them together. Using your whisk, add beer to the mixture until it is the consistency of heavy cream. It will not need the entire can of beer. It's okay to have some lumps. Now add olive oil and set aside while you prepare the rest of your dredging station.
• 4. Put the 1 1/2 cups of flour in a pie pan or large soup bowl. In another pie pan or large soup bowl, combine Panko bread crumbs, garlic powder, and salt. Toss to combine with a fork. Now you are ready to start dredging your onion rings.
• 5. Now set up your dredging station. You need a wire cooling rack placed over a cookie sheet to put your onions once you have dredged them. First, you want your dish of flour next to your beer batter. Then your panko bread crumb mixture. Put your wire rack next to it. Set up your frying station so that your oil can start heating. You need it to come to 375 degrees before you put any of your onion rings in. You want to hold the heat at 375. It takes a little while to reach 375.
• 6. Take out the bowl with the onions in buttermilk, drop 2 or 3 onion rings into the flour and evenly dust them with flour; shake off excess. Then drop them in the beer batter and evenly coat them; shake off excess. Now drop them into the panko bread crumb mixture and evenly coat. Place on the rack to rest while you dredge more onions.
• 7. When your oil reaches 375 gently drop a few of your coated onions into the oil, being very careful not to splash any of the oil. DO NOT overfill your fryer or they will stick together. I turn them over every couple minutes until they are a nice golden brown. You can continue to dredge your other onions while your first batch is frying. When they reach the desired doneness, lift them from the oil and put on a paper towel lined plate. You can put them in the oven on the keep warm setting (if you don't have that heat the oven then turn it off, you don't want it too hot).
• 8. Serve with dipping sauce and enjoy! You know you have a perfect onion ring if when you bite into it the onion does not pull out of the coating. I know it sounds like a lot of work but really it goes together fairly easy, and darn they taste so good! Your family and friends will love them, now sit back and enjoy.

BEER BATTERED ONION RINGS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl combine flour, egg, parsley, garlic powder, oregano, salt and pepper. Gradually add beer, stirring, until a thick batter forms. Add more or less beer depending on the desired consistency of the batter.
• In a heavy frying pan heat oil (adjust amount, depending on the size of your pan, so that you have a couple of inches of oil) over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, dip onions in batter and fry, turning once to brown evenly on both sides. Drain on paper towels.