IPA Beer Battered Onion Rings

Name: IPA Beer Battered Onion Rings
Ingredients: 2 Sweet Onions Cut Into Half Inch Rounds; 3 cups Imperial Pale Ale Beer, Divided; 2 teaspoons Cider Vinegar; 1 teaspoon Salt, Divided; 1 teaspoon Black Pepper, Divided; 3/4 cups Flour; 3/4 cups Cornstarch; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 2 quarts Vegetable Oil, For Frying

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 Sweet Onions Cut Into Half Inch Rounds
3 cups Imperial Pale Ale Beer, Divided
2 teaspoons Cider Vinegar
1 teaspoon Salt, Divided
1 teaspoon Black Pepper, Divided
3/4 cups Flour
3/4 cups Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
2 quarts Vegetable Oil, For Frying

Directions

1

Marinate onions for 1 hour in 2 cups of beer, vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
2

Heat oil in heavy-bottomed pot until it reaches 365 degrees F. If you do not have a thermometer, test oil temperature by dropping a small amount of batter into it; if batter fries up quickly, oil is ready.
3

Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, remaining beer, salt and pepper together to make batter.
4

Remove onions from marinade and dry thoroughly (batter will not stick well to wet onions).
5

Coat each onion in batter and drop into hot oil.
6

Cook 12 minutes, flip over and cook other side for 30 seconds.
7

You will know rings are ready by their color: they should appear golden brown.
8

Immediately salt onion rings after removing from pot.
9

Allow oil to heat back up and continue until all rings are fried.