Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
These flavorful onion rings are perfect for a fish fry, barbecue or pretty much any occasion!
Ingredients
- 1½ cups cake flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
- 1½ pounds yellow onions
- All-purpose flour, as needed for dredging
- 1 quart vegetable oil
Preparation
Combine the cake flour, salt and paprika. Add in egg and beer and mix just until incorporated.
Peel onions and slice in ¼-inch slices, then separate into rings. Dredge with all-purpose flour, shaking off the excess.
Heat oil in 8-quart stock pot to 325°F (a Dutch oven can also be used for frying).
Dip individual onion rings into the batter, then carefully add each to the hot oil. Deep fry until golden brown. Only fry a small batch at a time to promote even cooking and to prevent the oil temperature from dropping too quickly.
Season with salt as soon as they are removed from the fryer; serve immediately!
Techniques used in this recipe:
fryfry: to cook in fat or oil over direct heat. dredgedredge: to coat food with a dry ingredient such as flour or bread crumbs. deep-frydeep-fry: a cooking method in which foods are cooked by immersion in hot fat; deep-fried foods are often coated with bread crumbs or batter before being cooked.
Pair with
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Pilsner
One of the most popular styles of lager beers, Pilsners are very light in color and brewed using noble hops such as Saaz and Hallertauer. Average alcohol by volume: 4.0-5.5%
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Pale Ale
American pale ales generally have a good balance of malt and hops, and often contain slight to moderate fruity notes. Average alcohol by volume: 4.0-7.0%
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Märzen
Märzen beers are usually deep copper in color, have a full body with lots of toasty notes. Average alcohol by volume: 4.0-7.0%
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India Pale Ale
Heavier bodied and much more bitter than their English ancestors, American IPAs have very complex flavors ranging from sweet to citrus, to pine. Average alcohol by volume: 5.5-7.5%
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Brown Ale
Brown ales favor a maltier character over hops, and are usually slightly sweet on the palate. Average alcohol by volume: 4.0-7.0%