At least 10 years ago, I watched Emeril Lagasse one day on a cooking show and he prepared some of the most beautiful onion rings. Prior to then, I’d always purchased them. I was intrigued by his tip to soak onions in a seasoned milk bath before dredging and frying. In fact, I was so intrigued that I grabbed an onion, some milk and seasonings and whipped up some onion rings moments after watching the show. Although I rarely fry foods in oil, whenever I’m in the mood for crispy onion rings, I make them at home. These are the easiest, most perfect and delicious onion rings you’ll ever have.
Onion rings are perfect as a side for a nice juicy veggie burger as show here. This past Memorial Day, I went on “Mission Impossible burger” when I found out that Farm Burger restaurant had this amazing vegan burger. As I stood in line looking at the menu board, I noticed I could split the onion rings and French fries, I decided that would be perfect. When it was finally my turn, I was disappointed to find out that the Impossible Burgers had sold out and were on back order. By then, my desire for a burger, fries and onion rings was far gone so I drove across the parking lot to Sprouts market to grab some vegan burgers and cheese. “Mission Impossible” burger was suddenly possible because I was determined to make it at home.
Surprisingly, it had been at least 5 years since I last made some homemade onion rings. I was super excited to create this vegan version that day. They came out flaky, crispy and perfectly seasoned. I made a dip with equal parts ketchup, mayo, a sprinkle of smoked paprika and a spoonful of salad cubes and voila! Mission Impossible burger turned out to be a success despite the original disappointment. When life hands you impossible, you make it possible!
What you’ll need for this super simple Crispy Onion Rings recipe
1 large sweet onion – Sweet onions are my favorite onion to use and ironically are best for frying an roasting. I love the sweet delicate flavor of sweet onions and this is the onion I buy most often.
1 cup unsweetened almond milk – Almond milk is the perfect sub for dairy milk for this recipe. It coats and moistens the onions allowing the dredge to stick to it nicely during the frying process
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp mushroom umami (optional)
Tia’s Fry Mix
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
2 cups coconut oil
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 7 minutes |
| Passive Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 1 large balsamic vinegar sliced
- 1 cup black
- 1 1/2 tsp himalayan pink sea salt separated
- 2 tsp black olives separated
- 1 tsp italian seasoning
- 1 tsp pepperoncini peppers optional
- 2 cups carrot
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp red onions
- 2 cups pumpkin seeds
Ingredients
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- Slice onion into rings
- Combine almond milk, 1/2 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp garlic power, 1 tsp dried basil & 1 tsp mushroom umami
- Soak sliced onions in almond milk wet mixture for 15 minutes
- To make fry mix - combine all purpose flour, 1 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder & 1 tsp paprika
- Heat oil in frying pan
- Dredge onion rings in the fry mix and fry immediately approximately 3-4 minutes, flipping half way through until crispy and golden brown. Serve Immediately. Enjoy!
The next time you have a hankering for some deep fried deliciousness, I hope you'll give these quick and easy crispy onion rings a try.
