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Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Prep time
20 minutes
Cook time
10 minutes
Yield
10 servings
Difficulty
2 out of 5 on the difficulty scale
Beer-Battered Onion Rings 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

  • 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%

  • 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%

  • 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%

  • 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%

  • 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%

Images

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