Crispy Onion Rings

By lovenaples

Ingredients

• 3 cups buttermilk
• 2 sweet onions (such as Vidalia or Walla Walla), thinly sliced into rounds, then separated into rings
• 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons onion powder
• 3 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 4 cups canola oil (for frying)

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Pour buttermilk into large bowl. Add onion rings; toss to coat. Let stand 1 hour, tossing occasionally. Mix flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another large bowl.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour enough oil into heavy large skillet to reach depth of 3 inches. Heat over medium-high heat to 350°F. Working with a few onion rings at a time, shake off excess buttermilk, then turn onion rings in flour mixture to coat. Fry onion rings until deep golden brown, adjusting heat as necessary for each batch to maintain temperature at 350°F, about 2 minutes. Transfer onion rings to paper towels to drain, then place on baking sheet and keep warm in oven while frying remaining onion rings