Homemade Beer-Battered Onion Rings

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sKhA1RrdOhQUoAizh1oLBVmn7nm9-Qi01W-be2JF_upRn2MgHUVi7idZLdr1PZGupkV_XNppTT4gFS5sFP_X1QfZmPYe2MZ1ySgMIXX0LTicHYcc13OxenehbBoPE_dqnupbTMp6xAWJ/s1600/IMG_7534.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sKhA1RrdOhQUoAizh1oLBVmn7nm9-Qi01W-be2JF_upRn2MgHUVi7idZLdr1PZGupkV_XNppTT4gFS5sFP_X1QfZmPYe2MZ1ySgMIXX0LTicHYcc13OxenehbBoPE_dqnupbTMp6xAWJ/s640/IMG_7534.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love onion rings.  Always have.  Even when I was really young, before I like onions on or in anything else, I loved onion rings.  When I was growing up we had a little diner in town that had been around since my parents were growing up- Dave's.   They talk about going there during their open lunch period in school to buy a burger for a quarter or something ridiculous.  When I was in 6th grade, I remember walking by there after school and stopping in for laffy taffy from their candy bar or an ice cream cone.   But what I really loved was a double (cheeseburger) with ketchup and pickles, only, and onion rings... with a chocolate milkshake, of course.  Even as I type it I can smell the onion rings and burgers frying.  Hmmmm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dave did not make his onion ring batter with beer (certainly not a Blue Moon), and he did not serve them with a chipotle aioli dipping sauce.  The recipe is an evolution of my grown-up tastes... inspired by my youth.  The breading is similar to a tempura type batter and works great on anything from zucchini to thick slices of portabella mushrooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjF303hga35KeWUcqZur8DJVXPoKLHknpTD4Xe8TW9iUhyphenhyphenq8zcuSE5oH9Y4alJxZ5Sh5l7Ptpx1I341hfiulEXBBq4370pgoxixcPFaHkWN3MS2CUiaiymcmi4U1nzrlEC9lDvb2tF0tW/s1600/onions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjF303hga35KeWUcqZur8DJVXPoKLHknpTD4Xe8TW9iUhyphenhyphenq8zcuSE5oH9Y4alJxZ5Sh5l7Ptpx1I341hfiulEXBBq4370pgoxixcPFaHkWN3MS2CUiaiymcmi4U1nzrlEC9lDvb2tF0tW/s640/onions.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><i>Homemade Beer-Battered</i><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Onion Rings</span><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F06%2Fhomemade-beer-battered-onion-rings.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-4F8m54NoptE%2FT9jcvsnHG3I%2FAAAAAAAAK0Q%2FeRquOdruGis%2Fs640%2FIMG_7531.jpg&description=Homemade%20Beer-Battered%20Onion%20Rings%20%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F06%2Fhomemade-beer-battered-onion-rings.html"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />2 large Vidalia onions<br />1 1/2 cup flour<br />3/4 cup if buttermilk<br />1/2 teaspoon garlic powder<br />1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper<br />1/2 teaspoon black pepper<br />1 tsp sea salt<br />3/4 cup beer <br />vegetable oil for frying<br />extra sea salt for sprinkling <br /><br />Slice the onions in thick slices, then separate the rings.  Place them in a large bowl.  Sprinkle them with 1/2 cup of flour and toss, coating them with flour.  <br /><br />In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup flour, buttermilk, garlic powder, cayenne, pepper, salt and beer.  Whisk together until it is smooth.  <br /><br />Heat oil on medium high in a deep pan for frying.  To test the oil to make sure it is hot, drop a little bit of the batter in the oil.  If it starts to bubble immediately, the oil is ready.<br /><br />Dip each onion ring into the batter, then put it into the frying pan.  Cook only enough rings at a time so they don't over crowd.  With tongs, half way through, flip the onions so they cook evenly on both sides.  Remove from the oil and let them drip on a paper towel.  Sprinkle with sea salt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Homemade Beer-Battered Onion Rings

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