Soak the onion rings in buttermilk for at least 30 minutes. 3. Season the flour with salt, pepper, and paprika. 4. Dredge the onion rings in the flour mixture. 5. Deep-fry the onion rings in hot oil until they are golden brown. 6. Serve the onion rings with your favorite dipping sauce. How To Make Onion Rings. Make onion rings at home using the recipe below. In a mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. 1 cup ice water must be added to make the mixture smooth. Shake off any excess flour before dipping the onion rings in the batter, and then dip them in the batter once more. Peel onion. Cut off root end of onion. Make a small slice on side of onion to stabilize onion on cutting board while slicing. Turn onion on its side with your stabilizing cut touching the cutting board. Starting at one end slice downward in whatever thickness you desire to create rings. Continue until reaching the end of the onion. Slice them thick - about 1/2 inch thickness. Give the rings a nice soak in low fat buttermilk. Here's why you are soaking the onions in buttermilk: the buttermilk soak will soften your onions, making them tender inside the crispy coating. Optional Add-Ins and Recipe Variations. French fried onions: soak the onion slices in buttermilk (or a buttermilk alternative) for 15-30 minutes.Then toss the onions in flour (or cornstarch/GF all-purpose flour for gluten-free crispy onions), salt, and pepper mixture. Slice your onion into rings. Place each of your onion rings into the oat flour bowl, the egg bowl and the breadcrumbs bowl until it is well mixed. Shake off any excess batter and place your onion rings into your air fryer basket. Cook for 6 minutes at 200c/400f and serve with your favourite dipping sauce. JQVy.

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