Beer-Batter Onion Rings Recipe

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs, separated
1 cup beer
4 tablespoons butter, melted
Salt to taste
3 large onions, sliced into rings
2 quarts oil for frying

Preparation

Step 1

1. Sift flour into a large bowl. In another large bowl, whisk egg yolks. Mix in beer, butter and salt. Set aside 1 cup of flour for dipping the onion rings. Slowly stir the egg yolk mixture into the remaining flour and mix well. Allow the mixture to stand 30 to 60 minutes.

2. Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees.

3. In a small bowl, stiffly beat the egg whites. Gently combine the egg whites with the batter.

4. Coat each onion ring with flour and dip into batter.

5. Deep fry the battered rings, several at a time, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve.
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REVIEWS: (77)

This is by far one of the better beer batter recipes out there. I did end up adding more beer to give mine more of a pancake batter type of consistancy, and if you don't have a favorite dipping sauce, you'll want to add something more for flavor. I ended up using some Walla Walla sweet onions and it turned out great! One tip... rather than drudging the onion before dipping it, I just threw my sliced onions in a gallon size bag with the flour and gave them all a good shake at the same time, it really cut down the mess.

This is wonderful recipe. The batter must be of pancake batter consistancy. So add extra beer as needed. Recipe as written is good. But on our second batch we decided to add some spices to see if it would make them more flavorfull. We really enjoyed them better with the spices. We added some paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, red pepper, extra salt.

Absolute decadence! the batter was like fine gold! i had to keep adding more beer to the batter- i guess it couldn't handle our Canadian brew EH? this recipe will be a keeper when in the mood for artery clogging food!!

This works well, I ended up dipping them in flour, then batter, then flour again, then batter again, and they came out beautifully crunchy. First time frying onions; next time would use more spices in the flour/batter/both :)

Best. Onion Rings. Ever. LOVED EM! Thank you for this easy delicious recipe! I had to add more beer like the others but boy was it worth it. I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't have enough onion so I dunked a turkey sandwich in the batter and deep fried it like a Bennigans Monte Cristo. And it was soooooo good. I think I've fulfilled my fried food quota for the next six months after what I ate today!

Delicious! I would make it again. It is light and crispy, and addictive...thanks!

Excellent batter! I added a ton more beer to make it thinner. Made this for a fish fry and received a ton of compliments. Will definitely make this one again!

This is the BEST beer-batter recipe we have ever used. EVERYTHING tastes so GREAT...crispy nad light. YUMMY!!!

I have to admit, I was afraid to make these...I hadn't deep-fried anything before, but these turned out fabulous! Easy easy easy to make. I did use about twice the amount of beer than called for. I used Heineken but I think the next time, I will use Nut Brown Ale, as the beer flavor didn't come through very strong. No leftovers, it all went fast and now they are having me make more this week! **Update** I made them again with Newcastle Nut Brown Ale and you could taste the beer more, it had a deeper flavor. I will make them with the Nut Brown Ale from now on.

These were great! I used 3-4 Vidalia onions, and added seasoning salt & a little paprika to the batter, and once they were fried. I had to use about 2 bottles of beer, to thin this batter out. This made TONS of onion rings. This is time consuming so be sure you have extra help in the kitchen while making dinner. I had Mr. grilling burgers while I cooked these, and kept them warm in the oven on low until ready to eat. We all loved them, and made our homemade burgers into Western with Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce found at AR.

This batter worked great! I used a specialty beer from Rogue breweries. Be sure you use a beer that would taste good on its own and like others have stated you need more beer than called for. You also need to add spices for some flavor, I used salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Although they would be pretty bland done as written, I still give this recipe 4 stars because the batter worked so well. They are crispy, light and stuck together well. Definitely try these!

Very good recipe! I just didnt really have to dip the onions in flour. The batter stuck very well without it!

I think the batter is awesome. I added more beer aswell and used the "flour in bag and shake 'em" method. I'm German and I'm looking for authentic American recipes 'cause my wife was born and raised in Texas and I makes her feel just a little bit more like home!!!

I've never cooked onion rings before, but by the time I tasted the first one, I could tell this was a recipe to keep! I also wound up adding extra beer as the batter was too thick, but it turned out amazing.

Hubby and kiddos loved them! Did have to give 4 stars as I had to use about 1 1/2 bottles of beer for the batter to get the pancake consistency everyone talked about in reviews. Also added quite a bit of seasoning salt, some garlic salt, and some paprika. (Only added the extra seasoning after making a few, and hubby tasting them and saying they needed the seasoning.) Would've given 5 stars if it weren't for this. Really easy to make. :)

This is perfection! I've used this recipe for a few superbowl parties now and I get alot of requests. I made the mistake of trying the old fashioned recipe from this site and was so highly disappointed. For now on I will always use this recipe!

The BEST Ever..

I tried this recipe last night. This is a great recipe. I definitely plan to make again.

I did these on the stove, in about an inch of heated oil (I used a candy thermometer to get the oil to the right temp). One cup of beer worked great, & my mom asked "where'd you get these?!" :) I sprinkled salt on them as they cooled on the paper towels. Thanks!

We just tried this recipe and it was ok. I'm only giving it three stars because the proportion seemed to be way off when it came to the amount of liquid to make it a dip-able batter. When only using the 1 cup of liquid (beer) as stated, it made such a big glutenous glop on my wire wisk, I had to add A LOT more beer to make is a good batter consistency.