{"id":26996,"date":"2022-10-23T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=26996"},"modified":"2022-10-23T21:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T21:09:00","slug":"the-best-onion-ring-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=26996","title":{"rendered":"The Best Onion Ring Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"63d509947b33dea96ed9a09b2482b63d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1554417\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>The Best Onion Ring Recipe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down to the print-friendly recipe card for quantities and instructions.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sweet or yellow onion<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The larger the onion, the better when it comes to onion rings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Milk<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 use any kind of milk (1%, 2% or whole milk)<\/li>\n<li><strong>White vinegar<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 creates homemade buttermilk when added to milk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sour cream\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 helps thicken the liquid so it clings to the onion rings<\/li>\n<li><strong>All-purpose flour\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 creates a light batter similar to a restaurant-style tempura batter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 we use fine sea salt for most of our cooking<\/li>\n<li><strong>Black pepper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 freshly ground black pepper will give the best flavor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garlic powder<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 adds so much flavor to the batter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oil for frying \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>use grapeseed oil, peanut oil, canola, or oil with a high smoke point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How to Make Onion Rings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve gathered your ingredients, it\u2019s time to start cooking:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Heat the Oil\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Heat a large\u00a0Dutch oven\u00a0over medium heat with about an inch of oil<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the Liquid Mixture<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In a medium bowl, whisk the milk with the vinegar and let it sit for 5 minutes. Whisk in the sour cream.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the Dry Mixture<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dredge the Onions<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Slice and separate the onion rings and dip each ring\u00a0in the sour cream mixture, followed by the flour (using a fork will keep your hands clean).\u00a0<strong>Repeat<\/strong>\u00a0by dipping the rings a second time in the milk mixture and flour.\u00a0Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining onion rings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the Onion Rings<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Once the oil is hot enough for the onion rings to sizzle (375\u02daF on a\u00a0thermometer), add them in a single layer (3-4 at a time) and fry for 3 to 4 minutes, flipping halfway, or until the outside\u00a0is crispy and light golden brown. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Onion Rings Dipping Sauce<\/h2>\n<p>My husband used to work in Chilis restaurant where they served an \u2018awesome blossom sauce\u2019 and this is our version which is a delicious onion ring dipping sauce. It\u2019s also really easy and you just stir the ingredients together.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mayonnaise and Sour cream \u2013 creates a creamy base<\/li>\n<li>Ketchup \u2013 adds a sweet and tangy flavor<\/li>\n<li>Worcestershire sauce \u2013 adds wonderful umami flavor<\/li>\n<li>Creamy horseradish \u2013 or substitute hot sauce to taste<\/li>\n<li>Paprika and salt \u2013 you can add these to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Onion Ring Recipe Ingredients Scroll down to the print-friendly recipe card for quantities and instructions. Sweet or yellow onion\u00a0\u2013 The larger the onion, the better when it comes to onion rings Milk\u00a0\u2013 use any kind of milk (1%, 2% or whole milk) White vinegar\u00a0\u2013 creates homemade buttermilk when added to milk Sour cream\u00a0\u2013 &#8230; <a title=\"The Best Onion Ring Recipe\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=26996\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Best Onion Ring Recipe\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":26997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26998,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26996\/revisions\/26998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}