My family loves onion rings, but they’re not fond of buying the frozen store-bought varieties at all. No matter which brand I’ve purchased, the family just isn’t fond of them, so for the past few years we’ve been making our own at home. In addition, they don’t really care for “breaded” onion rings and really prefer battered.
Today we’re sharing a guest post recipe with all of you that we made a few weeks ago. While it does take some effort & time to make homemade, trust me, they do indeed taste better and it’s well-worth your effort & time. Do you prefer breaded or battered?
Samuel Adams Boston Lager Beer-Battered Onion Rings Recipe
For the Beer Batter
1½ cups Samuel Adams Boston Lager
1½ cups all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. smoked paprika
1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1 tbsp. ground espresso beans
2 tbsp. ground mustard seeds
Directions: In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, paprika, pepper, espresso, mustard seeds. Whisk in beer until smooth. Let mixture rest for 10 minutes.
For the Onion Rings
2 large yellow onions
3 cups buttermilk
1 tsp. ground espresso beans
1 gal. canola oil for frying
Directions: Peel the onions and slice them into ½-inch rings. Steep the espresso beans in ¼ cup buttermilk, then add this portion to the remaining buttermilk. Soak the onion rings in the buttermilk for at least 20 minutes. Heat the oil in a 2 gallon heavy duty bottom pot to 375°F. Set aside a plate lined with paper towels. Place the onion rings in batches into the beer batter, then take one at a time and gently place them in the oil. Let each ring cook for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Scoop them out with a slotted spoon and place on paper towels. Repeat until all onions are fried.
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I like onion rings this looks good love to try this they
are looking good
I have never made battered onion rings and I want to try this recipe. I love the addition of the espresso beans in the recipe.
We so love onion rings!
This is a make soon recipe – thank you.
What a great idea to include ground espresso beans in a batter. I will have to try that on other veggies too! There was a time when that’s all I would buy for whole beans. Love that coffee flavor in everything!
I don’t think I’ve ever met an onion ring I didn’t like. Love, actually. Breaded, battered, any way they come, I love them. But I’ve never made my own. It’s been years and years since I’ve attempted to deep fry anything, but this recipe has me rethinking my reticence.
I do Love Battered Onion rings and it would be so awesome to have a great Batter to put on them. I have tried but they never turned out right 🙁 Your recipe sounds delicious. However I have to admit Ground expresso Beans kind of threw me off a Bit ~ lol I will pin your recepy so I have it! Thank You for Sharing.. 🙂
I so love me some onion rings but I have never made them myself. This recipe sounds so good and I don’t think I will ever want to buy my onion rings again after I try this one thanks for sharing and have a nice weekend.
I love onion rings too and these sound good. I would have never guessed that there is expresso in there. I think it sounds interesting and I would sure give this a try. Maybe later this week!