Name: Buttermilk Onion Rings Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Vegetable Oil; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup fine cornmeal; ¾ cup cornstarch; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; ¼ tsp smoked paprika; 1 lightly beaten egg; ¾ cup buttermilk; ¼ cup seltzer; 2 large cut into ½"-thick rings Vidalia onions; for sprinkling kosher salt; for serving ketchup; for serving mayonnaise

How To Make Buttermilk Onion Rings

Air-fried or deep-fried, this onion rings dish is made crispier with the help of buttermilk and fine cornmeal, for a heavenly snack!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

vegetable oil
1cupall-purpose flour
⅓cupfine cornmeal
¾cupcornstarch
1tspbaking powder
1tspfreshly ground black pepper
¼tspsmoked paprika
1egg,lightly beaten
¾cupbuttermilk
¼cupseltzer
2largeVidalia onions,cut into ½-inch thick rings
kosher salt,for sprinkling
ketchup,for serving
mayonnaise,for serving

Instructions

Stovetop:

In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat 1-inch oil to 375 degrees F. Line a large plate or baking sheet with paper towels.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, baking powder, pepper, and paprika. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk, and seltzer.
Thoroughly coat onion rings in flour mixture, then dip in egg mixture. Shake off excess, then coat in flour mixture again. Place on cooling rack until ready to fry.
Carefully lower onion rings into oil in batches to avoid overcrowding the pot. Fry for 4 to 5 minutes until deeply golden, flipping once.
Transfer to the prepared plate and immediately sprinkle with salt.
Serve hot with ketchup and mayonnaise, if desired.

Air-fryer:

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, baking powder, pepper, and paprika. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk, and seltzer.
Thoroughly coat onion rings in flour mixture, then dip in egg mixture. Shake off excess, then coat in flour mixture again, and in egg mixture again.
Line air fryer basket with parchment and grease with cooking spray. Working in batches, place onion rings in the basket of the air fryer, in a single layer. Cook at 400 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden.
Serve and enjoy.