Onion Strings
(from WindDancer’s recipe box)
By following my directions, you’ll soon have this. Very crispy, very light, extremely flavorful onion strings/onion straws/onion rings, whatever you’d like to call them.
Source: www.thepioneerwoman.com (from RecipeThing user anacaeca)
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 scant tablespoon salt
- Lots of black pepper
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- Canola Oil
Directions
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Slice onion very thin. Place in a baking dish and cover with buttermilk for at least one hour.
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Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
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Heat oil to 375 degrees.
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Grab a handful of onions, throw into the flour mixture, tab to shake off excess, and PLUNGE into hot oil. Fry for a few minutes and remove as soon as golden brown.
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Repeat until onions are gone.
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Eat before your family sees them.
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Repeat with another onion, because they’ll be really mad they didn’t get any.