Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Name: Beer-Battered Onion Rings
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 4 onion rings and 1 tablespoon ketchup)
Ingredients: 2 large onions, peeled (about 1 1/2 pounds); ⅔ cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon paprika; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ⅓ cup flat beer; 1 large egg white, lightly beaten; 1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil, divided; Cooking spray; ¼ cup ketchup

10 Ratings
7 Reviews

Impress your family with homemade onion rings that taste just as good as the ones from the local diner. See our full collection for more fried favorites.

Recipe by Cooking Light March 2000

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Recipe Summary

Yield:

4 servings (serving size: 4 onion rings and 1 tablespoon ketchup)

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°.

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Step 2
Cut the onion crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices, and separate into rings. Use 16 of the largest rings; reserve remaining onion for another use. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, salt, paprika, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in beer and egg white (batter will be thick). Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Dip 5 onion rings in batter, letting excess drip off. Add onion rings to pan; cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Place the onion rings on a jelly-roll pan. Repeat procedure of dipping onion rings in batter and cooking in remaining oil, ending with 6 rings. Coat the onion rings with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until crisp. Serve rings with ketchup.

Chef's Notes

Unless for some unknown reason you have an open can of beer in your refrigerator, try this simple way to flatten the suds you need for this batter. Measure 1/2 cup beer in a small bowl, and stir with a fork. You're left with about 1/3 cup flat beer.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

209 calories; calories from fat 25%; fat 5.8g; saturated fat 1g; mono fat 1.6g; poly fat 2.7g; protein 5.1g; carbohydrates 34.1g; fiber 3.7g; iron 1.5mg; sodium 490mg; calcium 39mg.

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Sachs1

05/06/2013

I add 1/4 tsp of garlic powder and make enough batter to fry some fish after the onion rings. Batter is really thick but I add a little more beer. Very satisfying when you crave something fried and fast.

TastyMeals

01/15/2012

My husband and I really enjoyed these. They do a very good job of satisfying a craving for "real" onion rings wo the fat and calories. I followed the recipe exactly, but added cayenne pepper to the batter and salted them after spraying them.

steponme

02/07/2011

Wow; these are good and the family loved them!

laura123452

02/05/2011

I tried the recipe exactly as it stated, and found it very difficult to get the batter to stick to the onions. I even tried pre-dipping the onions in a light coat of flour fist, which helped a little. All in all, it was very difficult to get the batter to stick. Very disappointed. I should have read the reviews before I set out to make the recipe-I would have tried adding more beer.

JeninND

01/29/2011

These were fantastic! My husband fell in love with me all over again after I made them. :) The batter is a bit thick, I will add more beer next time. Also I fried them all the way, so I could've skipped the oven. I had leftover batter and the end batches with more batter turned out best.

AMB363

05/15/2010

These onion rings are excellent. Used gluten-free flour and beer and get asked to make them often.

ginnyranly

01/11/2009

A little time-consuming, but well worth it. They're so good. I sliced the onions a bit thinner than called for. My husband couldn't believe I made such perfect onion rings. I served with a dipping sauce of light mayo, garlic/hot pepper sauce, and sweetened lime juice. Make these for guests- they will think you're a superstar!

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