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I like these fried onion strips with dipping sauce more than I like regular ole onion rings. I think it’s because I can eat a lot of them and still feel like I didn’t eat that many. They’re dangerously addicting, with a light batter coating and the perfect dipping shape and size. A basket of these little yummy morsels disappears faster than I want to admit.
Better Than Onion Rings?
The dipping sauce is equally fantastic with the fried onion strips, with a kick of cayenne and horseradish. As much as I do like horseradish, it can get a little overwhelming for me, so I cut the amount in half when I made a batch of the sauce and it still came out great. If you’re a horseradish fan like my wife is, use the full amount and you’ll be a happy person!
If I’m cooking for a crowd, I’ll break out my big deep fryer. But, if it’s just the two of us, I’ll fire up my Fry Daddy fryer. It’s the perfect size for both of us. It fries everything perfectly. And as an added bonus, it doesn’t use a lot of oil, which saves me money.
I get out my big deep fryer when it’s time to fry a large batch of food. It comes to temperature quickly and it maintains that temperature perfectly. It has a built-in oil filter and storage unit so I can re-use the oil several times.
Also try my homemade onion rings.
Fried Onion Strips with Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
For the onion strips
- vegetable oil for frying
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce or more
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 sweet onions sliced into 1/2-inch thick strips
For the dipping sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- ⅓ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ teaspoon cayenne pepper or more
Instructions
For the onion strips
- Heat oil to 375 F in a deep fryer or Dutch oven.
- Whisk together buttermilk, egg and hot sauce in a large bowl.
- Combine flour, cayenne, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl and pour into a 1 gallon re-sealable baggie.
- Add onion slices to the buttermilk mixture and stir gently to coat.
- Shake off excess buttermilk and add onion slices to flour mixture. Seal and gently shake to coat.
- Working in batches, fry onions until golden brown. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Serve with dipping sauce.
For the dipping sauce
- Whisk together all ingredients.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
