Onion Strings:

[Roxy]

Onion Strings:

 

 

One large white onion, peeled and cut very thin. If you see the knife through the onion slice, that means it is thin enough.

 

Separate the onion slices into rings and place them into a shallow dish.

 

Measure 2 cups of buttermilk and pour it over the onions.

 

**You can use milk, too, if you don’t have buttermilk handy. OR, you can make your own buttermilk by adding a couple tablespoons of white vinegar to just under 2 cups of milk.

 

Press the onions down so that they’re as submerged as possible.

 

Add 2 cups flour to a bowl.

 

Add less than 1 T. salt, and add Ground Black Pepper to taste

 

Add 1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper or to taste.

 

Pour 1 to 2 qts. Canola Oil to a Dutch Oven.

 

Hook a candy/oil thermometer to the side of a Dutch Oven Pan. Make sure the tip is totally submerged. Most candy thermometers come with a clip.

 

Turn the stove to medium high until the oil reaches 375 degrees.

 

With tongs (or your fingers), remove a handful of onions from the milk and place into the flour mixture to coat.

 

Remove onions after they are well coated.

 

Give the onions a quick tap on the side of the bowl just to shake off the excess.

 

When the oil has reached 375 degrees, take off the thermometer and add the onions.

 

With a spoon, just fiddle with ‘em a little bit to break them up. And sure, toss ‘em around a little if you’d like. And whatever you do, don’t leave the stove! The onions cook in no time flat.

 

Have a plate lined with several paper towels standing by, and take out the onions as soon as they are golden.

 

Place fried onions on the paper towels.

 

Keep repeating, coating small batches of onions in the flour mixture and put onions in the hot oil and draining them on the paper towel.

[rawhide]

gonna try them luved them at Lee's

 

 

GBR