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Onion Rings

By Saad Fayed, About.com

You have seen onions rings in Middle Eastern cooking served with shawarma, done kebabs, and other "fast foods". Learn how to make easy, authentic onions rings at home with this easy onion ring recipe!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 large sweet onions, sliced 1/4" thick
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup whole milk or buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • oil for frying

Preparation:



Begin to heat cooking oil.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, milk, salt, paprika, and cayenne to make onion ring batter.

Remove inner rings of onion slices and discard. Take the large rings and dip in batter.

Place battered rings in hot oil. When they begin to rise to the top of the oil and become golden brown, turn over and continue to cook for 2 minutes.

Remove onions rings from oil with sieve and drain on paper towels. Serve onion rings immediately.
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