Crispy, savory, and addictive, deep-fried spring onions are a delectable treat that can be enjoyed as a snack, appetizer, or side dish. Made with fresh spring onions, a light batter, and hot oil, these golden-brown delights are sure to tantalize your taste buds. This article presents a collection of delectable deep-fried spring onion recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic dish. From a basic recipe for beginners to more adventurous variations featuring flavorful sauces and creative ingredients, there's something for every palate and skill level. So, gather your ingredients, heat up your oil, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving more.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
FRENCH FRIED ONIONS
A homemade alternative to the Durkee® brand. I use these for casserole recipes. I will never buy store-bought French fried onions again. This recipe makes a lot! I often just use one onion and about 1/2 cup of milk and 1 cup of flour with seasonings if I just want to use them for one dish. Warning: You may have to make what the original recipe calls for because they are so yummy and you won't be able to stop eating them!
Provided by Nancy
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Soak onions in milk for 5 minutes.
- Combine flour, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, and salt. Add a handful of onions and toss to coat. Remove and repeat with remaining onions, one handful at a time.
- Heat oil in a large skillet or deep fryer. Fry onion in batches, stirring as needed, until evenly browned, 2 to 3 minutes each. Drain on paper towels and season with more salt. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 38.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.4 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 9.5 mg, Sugar 1.1 g
DEEP-FRIED ONION RINGS
Bermuda onions are covered in a buttermilk batter and deep-fried. Can be reheated in a warm oven to serve.
Provided by Elle
Categories Appetizers and Snacks
Time 1h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Soak onion rings in a bowl of ice water for 1 hour; drain and pat dry with paper towels.
- Whisk flour, buttermilk, egg, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until smooth.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Dip onion rings in batter, working in batches; fry battered onion rings in the hot oil until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 586.8 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Cholesterol 24.5 mg, Fat 56.1 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 267.5 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
DEEP-FRIED BLOOMING ONION RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: sweet onion, milk, eggs, flour, garlic powder, paprika, pepper, salt, canola oil, sour cream, mayonnaise, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, paprika
Provided by Tasty
Categories Snacks
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Cut the top of an onion and place it cut-side down.
- Using a sharp knife make 4 ½-inch (11.5 cm) cuts then go back and make 3 cuts in between each quarter.
- Flip the onion over and coax apart its layers or "petals". In a medium bowl, combine the eggs and the milk.
- In large bowl combine flour, paprika, oregano, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper.
- Place the onion in it, coating every petal with egg wash.
- Place the onion in the dry mixture coating every petal.
- Coat the onion in the egg wash and dry mixture one more time.
- Heat canola oil to 375ºF (190ºC) in a deep-fryer or dutch oven.
- Place onion in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- With tongs add the onion to the oil for 2 minutes or until it is browned and crispy.
- Move onion to plate covered in paper towels and allow to drain for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine sour cream, salt, pepper, paprika, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup.
- Nutrition Calories: 3341 Fat: 338 grams Carbs: 68 grams Fiber: 3 grams Sugars: 9 grams Protein: 16 grams
- Enjoy!
ALMOST-FAMOUS BLOOMIN' ONION
This crispy fried onion has pull-apart "petals" that you can dip into a creamy, spiced sauce.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories appetizer
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Combine all of the dip ingredients in a bowl, cover and refrigerate.
- Slice the onion (see Cook's Note). Whisk the flour, cayenne, paprika, thyme, oregano, cumin and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a bowl. In a small deep bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and 1 cup water.
- Place the onion in a separate bowl, cut-side up, and pour all of the flour mixture on top. Cover the bowl with a plate, then shake back and forth to distribute the flour. Check to make sure the onion is fully coated, especially between the "petals." Lift the onion by the core, turn over and pat off the excess flour; reserve the bowl of flour.
- Using a slotted spoon, fully submerge the onion in the egg mixture (spoon on top, if necessary). Remove and let the excess egg drip off, then repeat the flouring process. Refrigerate the onion while you heat the oil.
- Fill a large deep pot with at least 3 inches of the oil, leaving 2 inches of space at the top. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 400 degrees. Pat off excess flour from the onion. Using a wire skimmer, carefully lower the onion into the oil, cut-side down. Adjust the heat so the oil temperature stays close to 350 degrees. Fry about 3 minutes, then turn the onion over and cook until golden, about 3 more minutes; drain on paper towels. Season with salt and serve with the dip.
CRISPY JALAPEñO & ONION PETALS
These crispy, fried titbits make a great side dish or topping for meatballs and burgers. Leave the seeds in the jalapeños for an extra kick.
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 35m
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cut the onion in half and then into wedges. Separate the onion layers and add them to a bowl. Slice the jalapeños (seeds and all if you like things spicy) into very thin rounds and add to the bowl. Pour over the buttermilk and stir to combine. Let sit while you get the remaining ingredients together.
- Combine the flour, salt and a generous pinch of black pepper in a separate bowl, then set aside.
- Add 1 inch of oil to a large, heavy-bottom skillet. Heat to 375 degrees F or until a pinch of the flour sizzles when added to the skillet.
- Using tongs, remove a handful of onions and jalapeños from the buttermilk and immediately dunk into the flour mixture, thoroughly coating them. Tap them on the inside of the bowl to shake off the excess.
- Carefully add the coated onions and jalapeños to the hot oil, breaking them up with a spoon, so they don't stick together. Cook until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper-towel lined plate. Repeat with the remaining onions and jalapeños.
- Serve immediately.
DEEP-FRIED ONIONS WITH DIPPING SAUCE
Enjoy this steakhouse appetizer right in your own home. Our Test Kitchen covered onion wedges with a golden batter and fried them to perfection. The spicy dipping sauce really heats things up!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers Side Dishes
Time 25m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Cut onion into 1-in. wedges and separate into pieces. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne and pepper., For batter, in another shallow bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir in beer. Dip onions into the flour mixture, then into batter and again into flour mixture. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry onions, a few at a time, for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 686 calories, Fat 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 40mg cholesterol, Sodium 1085mg sodium, Carbohydrate 119g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 16g protein.
CRISPY FRIED ONION STRINGS
This recipe produces tasty and crispy thin onion rings. Onions need to be refrigerated in ranch dressing mixture for an hour, so plan ahead.
Provided by Marie
Categories Onions
Time 35m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Slice onion into thinnest possible rings.
- Place in a shallow dish.
- Combine ranch dressing and milk and pour over onions.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- In a plastic bag, combine flour, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
- Shake to evenly distribute ingredients.
- Heat oil to 375° in deep saucepan.
- Remove a small handful of onion rings from dressing and shake off excess.
- Drop into flour, separate rings and shake to coat.
- Drop a few rings at a time into hot oil and cook until golden.
- Remove from hot oil with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towels.
- Repeat with remaining rings until all have been battered and fried.
- Keep warm.
FRIED SPRING ONION PANCAKE
I like this recipe because it uses only a few simple ingredients. This is a common Chinese Appetizer -- cooked and sold in the Chinese-equivalent of a New York hotdog stand. They go for around $0.10 each in China and are typically purchased as a light breakfast or a quick snack between meals.
Provided by inane5
Categories Breakfast
Time 1h45m
Yield 9-12 pancakes
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Boil 1 cup of water; Add 1/4 cup of cold water to the boiled water.
- Put 3 cups of flour into a large bowl; Slowly pour approximately 1 cup of the hot water into the flour and stir the bowl while you pour.
- Knead until all of the flour in the bowl has joined the dough; (It may seem like there is too little water at first, but be patient; The dough will be kind of hot when kneading; When you are done, your dough should not be sticky and should look grayish).
- Cover the ball of dough with 2 layers of moist paper towels; Leave covered for at least 1 hour; After an hour or so, the dough should have transformed from gray to white; (You can use the wait-time to prepare the next step).
- Have your chopped onions and cooking oil ready in small bowls; Make sure your rolling pin and rolling board are floured; The steps to follow will need to be repeated until all of the ingredients are used up.
- Make a ball of dough 6-10 ounces in volume; (6 ounces will give you a pancake the size of a CD and will allow you to o fry 2-3 of them at the same time;) Make sure you re-cover the bowl each time you remove some dough.
- Use the roller to flatten the ball into a round circle 2-mm thick; Sprinkle salt (you decide how much) uniformly over the'circle;' Use the roller to roll the salt crystals into the dough.
- Brush a thin amount of cooking oil uniformly over the circle; Then sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons of chopped onion uniformly over the circle; (Read the next step before applying the onions, so as to better understand how much onions to apply).
- Roll the circle into a cylinder; (If you put too much onion, it won't roll well) Gently squeeze as much air out of the'cylinder' as you can; Pinch the ends so the onions wont fall out; (If the sides of your cylinder start popping holes, you made the circle too thin, but don't worry).
- Roll the cylinder along the length and tuck the outer-end into the roll; Your creation should look like a snail shell and be shaped like a rollerskate wheel.
- Rest the'wheel' on its face and use your roller to flatten it into a pancake, around 4-5 mm thick; Don't be worried if onions start spilling out when you flatten.
- Brush your frying pan with cooking oil and fry on low heat; Turn when the bottom is crispy; The final pancake should be crispy on the outside, with a few burn spots on the surface, and dense and chewy on the inside.
- I recommend tasting the first one to decide if you want to add more salt or onion, or if you want to make the pancake thicker or thinner.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232.1, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 2.4, Carbohydrate 37.5, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 0.2, Protein 5.1
Tips:
- Select fresh spring onions with bright green leaves and firm white bulbs.
- Trim the spring onions, leaving about 2 inches of the green leaves attached to the bulb.
- Rinse the spring onions thoroughly and pat them dry.
- Use a sharp knife to make lengthwise slits in the spring onions, but not all the way through.
- In a bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, salt, and pepper.
- Dredge the spring onions in the flour mixture, making sure to coat them evenly.
- Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
- Fry the spring onions in the hot oil for 2-3 minutes, or until they are golden brown and crispy.
- Drain the spring onions on paper towels to remove excess oil.
- Serve the spring onions hot with your favorite dipping sauce.
Conclusion:
Deep-fried spring onions are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or side dish. They are perfect for parties or potlucks, and they can also be enjoyed as a snack. With their crispy texture and savory flavor, deep-fried spring onions are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a tasty and unique way to enjoy spring onions, give this recipe a try!
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