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Fried Onion Strips with Dipping Sauce
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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

Ingredients

For the onion strips

For the dipping sauce

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