Fried Onion Rings
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 401. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- Shortening or cooking oil for deep-fat frying
- 4 medium mild yellow or white onions, sliced 1/4 inch thick
Instructions
- In a bowl combine flour, milk, egg, the 1 tablespoon oil, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat with a rotary beater just till smooth.
- In a large skillet heat 1 inch of shortening or oil to 375°. Separate onions into rings. Using a fork, dip onion rings into batter; drain off excess batter.
- Fry onion rings, a few at a time, in a single layer in hot oil 2 to 3 minutes or till golden, stirring once or twice with a fork to separate rings. Remove from oil; drain on paper towels.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Fried Onion Rings" by ralpe; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29512613@N00/397042136. Cropped/resized.
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