Thinly sliced sweet onions are soaked in buttermilk, dredged in a spiced flour mixture, and deep-fried to delicious perfection in this recipe for sweet onion straws.
Preparation Time
10 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Calories
262 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Step 2
Pour buttermilk into a bowl. Place onion slices into buttermilk, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Step 3
Whisk flour, cornmeal, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and paprika together in a bowl. Working in batches, remove onions from buttermilk, letting any excess liquid drip off, place onions in flour mixture and toss to coat. Shake any excess flour mixture off onions.
Step 4
Cook onion rings in the preheated oil until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer rings with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons cornmeal
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 quart vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
0.5 teaspoon paprika
2 large sweet onions (such as Vidalia®), very thinly sliced and separated into r
