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Onion rings with salt and vinegar

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for onion rings with salt and vinegar.
Onion rings with salt and vinegar

Onion rings with salt and vinegar

Ben Dearnley
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Eat these crunchy golden beauties as hot as you can stand. Choose your condiment – lemon-infused vinegar or vinegar salt – and dip away.

Ingredients

Vinegar salt
Lemon-infused vinegar
Buttermilk batter

Method

Main

1.For vinegar salt, preheat oven to 180C. Combine vinegar and salt in a small bowl, spread on a baking tray lined with baking paper and cook until crisp and dried (8-10 minutes). Coarsely crumble into flakes, combine with pepper and set aside.
2.Meanwhile, for lemon-infused vinegar, combine vinegar and lemon rind in a small saucepan, bring to the simmer over medium-high heat, reduce heat to medium and simmer until reduced by half (8-10 minutes), then set aside to cool.
3.Separate onion into rings, place in a large bowl, add buttermilk, season to taste and mix to combine. Stand for 30 minutes.
4.Meanwhile, for buttermilk batter, place flour in a bowl, season to taste and make a well in centre. Add buttermilk and beer to well, then whisk until smooth and combined. Stand for 30 minutes.
5.Preheat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 180C. Drain onion (discard buttermilk), dust in seasoned flour, then dip in buttermilk batter, shaking off excess in between. Deep-fry in batches, turning occasionally, until crisp and golden (2-3 minutes; be careful as hot oil may spit). Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot with lemon-infused vinegar and vinegar salt.

Drink Suggestion: Cold lager. Drink suggestion by Max Allen

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