Baked Beer Battered Onion Rings

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large onions, peeled
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup flat beer (see note below)
• 1 large egg , lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 cut the onion crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices, and separate into rings.
• 3 use 16 of the largest rings; reserve remaining onion for another use.
• 4 lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• 5 combine flour, salt, paprika, and pepper in a medium bowl.
• 6 stir in beer and egg (batter will be thick).
• 7 heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 8 dip 5 onion rings in batter, letting excess drip off.
• 9 add onion rings to pan; cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden.
• 10 place the onion rings on a jelly-roll pan.
• 11 repeat procedure of dipping onion rings in batter and cooking in remaining oil, ending with 6 rings.
• 12 coat the onion rings with cooking spray.
• 13 bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until crisp.
• 14 note: 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.
• 15 measure 1/2 cup beer in a small bowl, and stir with a fork.
• 16 you're left with about 1/3 cup flat beer.