Beer-battered Onion Rings

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 sweet onions (peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds)
• 3 cups beer
• 2 teaspoons malt vinegar
• salt
• pepper
• 2 quarts peanut oil or 2 quarts vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 place onion rounds, 2 cups beer, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in zipper-lock bag. refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• 2 heat the oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat to 350 degrees.
• 3 while oil is heating, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in large bowl.
• 4 slowly whisk in 3/4 cup beer until just combined (some lumps will remain).
• 5 whisk in remaining beer as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, until batter falls from whisk in steady stream and faint trail across surface of batter.
• 6 adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees.
• 7 remove onions from refrigerator and pour off liquid.
• 8 pat onion rounds dry with paper towels and separate into rings.
• 9 transfer 1/3 portion of rings to batter.
• 10 one at a time, carefully transfer battered rings to oil.
• 11 fry until rings are golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes, flipping halfway through frying.
• 12 drain rings on paper towel-lined baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, and transfer to oven.
• 13 return oil to 350 degrees and repeat with remaining onion rings and batter.
• 14 serve.