Tag: Fried Onion Strips with Dipping Sauce

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.

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.

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Fried Onion Strips with Dipping Sauce

I like these Fried onion strips with dipping sauce more than I like regular ole onion rings. They’re dangerously addicting, with a light batter coating and the perfect dipping shape and size.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword deep-fried, dipping sauce, onion

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 402kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Sunny Anderson

Ingredients

For the onion strips

• vegetable oil for frying
• 1/2 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
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 sweet onions sliced into 1/2-inch thick strips

For the dipping sauce

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 1/3 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 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

Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 1058mg | Potassium: 342mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 443IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.