Onion rings

Onion Rings is a popular snack commonly found in US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Austria, Asia and so on. They are consist of breaded onions deep fried with bread crumbs. I first tried this back in High School where me and my friends ate at A&W. I thought it was silly to have an onion for a snack until I tried and tasted it. This typical food has an unknown origin but according to The New York Times Magazine, in 1933 a recipe for deep-fried onion rings are dipped in milk then dredged in flour which appeared in Crisco advertisement. The restaurant, A&W was credited for popularizing the onion rings in fast food restaurants and introduced it to its menu in the 1960s. 

So if you want to try this crunchy, yummylicious snack, the Ingredients that we will be needing are:


350ml/12fl oz plain flour
4 tablespoons cornmeal
4 tablespoons onion powder
2 teaspoons salt
350ml/12fl oz milk
1 large egg
8 large onions
vegetable oil for deep-frying

Procedure:

Combine the flour, cornmeal, onion
powder, salt, milk, egg and
125ml/4fl oz water in a large
bowl. Stir well until there are no
lumps and the batter is smooth.

Slice the onions across to make
rings about 1cm/1⁄2in thick.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan
until hot. Test to see whether the oil
is hot enough by dropping a little
of the batter into the oil – it should
sizzle straight away.

Dip the separated rings into the
batter. Drop the coated rings into
the oil and fry until golden brown.
Cook in batches if necessary.

Remove the onion rings with a
slotted spoon, and drain on kitchen
paper. Serve hot.