Crispy Baked Onion Rings
Description
These onion rings are so good, everyone will think that they are fried, but they aren't, they're baked! Serve them as an appetizer or as the perfect side dish for your favorite pork recipe!
Ingredients
1/2 c. flour, divided
1 large egg
1/2 c. buttermilk at room temp.
1/4 t. cayenne pepper
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1 t. hot sauce
30 saltine crackers
4 c. kettle cooked potato chips
2 large yellow onions, sliced into 1/2 inch thick rings
6 T. vegetable oil
Sauce:
1/2 c. mayo
2 T. creamy horseradish
1 1/2 T. ketchup
1/4 t. paprika
1/4 t. salt
1/8 t. dried oregano
1/8 t. ground black pepper
1/4 t. cayenne pepper
Directions
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Move the oven racks to lower and middle positions.
In a shallow baking dish, place 1/4 cup flour In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Whisk to combine. Stir in remaining 1/4 cup flour, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper, and hot sauce.
In a food processor, pulse potato chips and saltine crackers until very fine and crumbly. Place half of the mixture in a shallow baking dish and set the other half to the side.
When half-way through coating the onion rings, add the rest of the crumbly mixture to the pan. Slice onions into 1/2 inch thick rings. Discard any small pieces of onion.
Line a plate with waxed paper. Begin coating the onion rings by first dipping each onion in flour. Then dip the onion ring in the batter, allowing any excess to drop off. Finally coat the onion rings with the potato chip/saltine coating. Use fingers to press the coating to the onion. Place each coated onion ring on the waxed paper lined plate.
When about halfway through coating the onion rings, prepare two rimmed baking pans by drizzling each with 3 tablespoons of oil. Place the oil coated pans in the oven for 8 minutes.
While the oil is heating, finish coating the rest of the onion rings. After 8 minutes, the oil will start to smoke. Remove the pans from the oven and *carefully* tilt each pan so that the oil coats the surface.
Divide the onion rings among the two pans. Bake the onion rings for about 8 minutes, then switch the pans around and bake for an additional 8 minutes or until they are crispy.
Place the baked onion rings on a paper towel lined plate for a minute or two while you prepare the sauce.
Sauce:
In a small bowl, combine all of the dipping sauce ingredients together and mix well. Refrigerate any leftovers.