In Pursuit of the Perfect Onion Ring | What’s Eating Dan?
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Dan shows you how to fry up delicately crisp, golden onion rings that run circles around restaurant versions.
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Ingredients:
Powdered Sugar - 1 tbsp
Cornstarch, divided - 2tsp, 3 tbsp
Table salt - 1.5 tsp
Onion Powder - 1tsp
Yellow Onions, Lg - x2
APF - 2 cups
Baking Powder - 2 tsp
Lager or Beer of choice - 2 cups
Method:
- combine sugar, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, salt, and onion powder in large bowl. Whisk to combine.
- cut onions into 1/2” thick rings, discarding unusable small layers
- place the rings into the bowl, tossing thoroughly to coat with the confectioners sugar mixture. Remove rings and set aside on a tray.
- In the large mixing bowl with the remaining confectioners sugar mixture, add in the flour, baking powder, the 3 tablespoons cornstarch, and whisk to combine. Whisk in the beer, and mix until it is like pancake batter with small lumps.
- coat onion rings and fry in 375º oil for ≈ 4 minutes.
The hero we need!
+1
Thank you.
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Also, how much flour? I'm literally making these right now.
I need someone in my life to look at me the way Dan looks at those rings!
If you can satisfy someone the way an onion ring can, then you will have no difficulty.
Buy a mirror
I saw and successfully tried a recipe that used a batter very similar to yours, But after battering, the rings were coated with Panko and left on a wire rack long enough for the coating to hydrate or "set" before frying. But the coating wasn't just plain Panko. The Panko flakes were pulverized in a food processor to the consistency of fine sand. So that coating added even more crunch than the cornstarch-laced batter alone.
This is what we do!!!
brian lagerstrom maybe. Think I have seen him do that. ITs how I like my onion rings.
Chef Jean Pierre says to remove the membrane between each ring so the batter clings better and the onions don’t slide out when you bite them. It is a pain, but yes it works. I have tried it and it was the best tip that improved my home made onion rings. This was a great video too and I will try the 360 fry temp method to see if it works without the work of separating the membrane. Would be easier if it works,
Maybe you could lightly rub the flour coating against the membrane
@@morehn Coarse salt. It will act as an abrasive and flavoring agent.
Agree!! Well worth the time.
The best onion rings are "New England" style, a simple corn meal and flour coating and a soak in buttermilk. No batter. They're thinner and crunchier than the other kind.
Onions Rings and Fried Zucchini my two favorites.🤤
The best!!!
Add fried eggplant & zucchini to those two. Wow! That's how my grandmother got me to fall in love with eggplant & zucchini
@@mariedavis3888 i love Eggplant Parmesan
Add whole mushrooms and cauliflower to that mix!
Fried mushrooms.
Onion Powder is a gift to humanity. It’s awesome 🤩
Sorry: One word: A&W (in Canada). Hand made, floured, battered, crumbed. seasond salt at the end. perfection.
I can try A&W in Canada next time I cross the border! Thanks for the recommendation.
Agree..the BEST!
I have switched to using a Tempura Batter for making Onion Rings. I make it with half rice flour, half all purpose, an Egg Yolk - and I use GINGER ALE as the liquid (I cannot drink alcohol) - The sugar in the Ginger ale means I get a darker crust of batter.
Sounds delish!
the alcohol disappears in cooking
In reality it does not completely get cooked off - YES - you have been told this and it is wrong. While most of the alcohol will go up as steam - and most people would not have a problem with what is left - I have a medication problem that prevents me from using it. In fact - I cannot even use traditional Vanilla which comes in alcohol. BUT - I am still alive! @@tomjanowski8584
@@tomjanowski8584true but for some it’s not wise to have it in the house or smell it. I’m grateful for the ginger ale idea and might even try NA ginger beer since it has more color and body.
I was going to ask if anyone had a substitute for the beer other than seltzer. What a great idea :)
masa harina or other finely ground cornmeal will act like the cornstarch but give more flavor and color.
If the onion rings are good, I’ll always choose the rings! These look heavenly!!
this is the only thing in my 40 years that has made me enjoying cooking. the science of cooking is amazing!
Favoriting this before I even get to the recipe because this is a man after my own heart.
I totally felt a connection with Dan when he said "boo to that."
I use a very similar recipe for my homemade onion rings but add a generous pinch of smoked paprika and just a dash of salt into the dry mixture. If you have ever craved BBQ onion rings, give it a try. It's a gentle background flavor profile!
Thanks! I love smoked paprika but never thought to add it to my flour mixture.
I have yet to find anything that isn't enhanced by smoked paprika!
@@palaceofwisdom9448 i can believe it, it is just so good. As long as i don't use too much.
Smoked paprika is amazing in fried chicken breading, so it only makes sense to use it for onion rings. Good tip.
Love this idea, but I also like spicy, so I might add a little cyan pepper as well! Spicy BBQ!
*People are watching Holiday Programs and I am doing the deep dive in Onion Rings!!! Happy Holidays to ALL!!!*
Onion rings on the Christmas dinner table would be such a delightful surprise😏
OMG!!! I ALWAYS pick onion rings over french fries. Dan, we should be besties!!! xD
😂
I used to always go for rings, but some places like Burger King have really nasty rings, and I had rather have nothing at all than terrible rings.
I will always choose rings if they are not fast food, or have decent rings, though.
Me too!!!!!
In Canada Harvey's restaurants lets you order frings half fries and half onion rings with your order.
@@georgemoore5307they do that here now too at BK.
@@georgemoore5307 same in S. Carolina at "The Clock Restaurant"
I love onion rings when they are still hot and crispy but I found that almost all of them become greasy and soggy quite quickly. I found a recipe where the battered rings are rolled in Panko crumbs before frying. Even when they cool down, they are still delicious and remain crispy. The other thing is needing to apply a little bit of salt after they come out of the fryer.
I've made some extra big batches and re-heated the next day in my air fryer. They get crispy just like fresh fried. 400 degrees for 3 or 4 minutes.
I loving it when Dan talks science to me!
Thank you.
Yummy and I'm hungry now....
Thank you!!!!
A friend who worked at Sonic in the 80s told me that they use melted soft serve ice cream and a flour mixture multiple times with a freeze cycle between each layer.
I like the beer battered onion rings. You did a great job! Thanks for the video Dan.
do batter-fried whole button mushrooms next please?
Respectfully, Dan makes Dork look real good. 👀😅
Nothing beats starting my weekend with another video by Dan!
Like you, Dan, I will always choose onion rings in the hope of finding crispy onion perfection. I always enjoy the "What's Eating Dan" episodes, however, this one seems to have been made especially for me 😊
You're not alone out there buddy, you're not alone.
I do prefer a panko breaded onion ring. More crunch.
I am so glad that you are still making videos. I found you earlier this year and I love you and your content. I, of course, have since liked, subscribed and binged watch so many videos. Thank you for what you contribute to the food industry, comedy and content creation. Your videos are much like another who I hold dearly, Alton Brown. I think a mash-up of you two working together is in order!
The best onion rings I ever had was in the early 1980’s at a Popeyes located in Ft Pierce, Fl. They were crunchy on the outside with a flakey light beer batter of sorts. I would love to have that recipe. Oh yeah, and spicy. They were discontinued although I never understood why. If I could get my hands on that recipe, I would open up a small drive through joint that would only sell those onion rings. I have been disappointed from every onion ring I have tried since then. But I’ll give this recipe a try, but they look nothing like the ones from Popeyes.
I too always substitute onion rings for fries whenever possible.
White Castle makes the BEST Onion Rings.
I LOVE onion rings, order them all the time, rate them all the time, and am disappointed most of the time. Dan’s onion ring criteria are the same as mine…I guess I’ll be making some onion rings to “ring in” the new year!!! (a Dan worthy joke!)
Whats eating Dan? Perfectionism.
Whataburger has the best fast food onion rings. They get them right EVERY SINGLE TIME. I'm an In N Out girl, so it's not fanaticism speaking.
Every summer, i make tons of Vidalia onion chips & powder...AWESOME ❤
GREAT recipe, i ONLY eat onion rings, never French fries. 😋
The two best kinds of onion rings I’ve ever had were from Viking Burger in Newport News Virginia, and the Backyard Barbecue Boys’ recipe.
The BBQ Boys wrap 1/2” rings in bacon and grill them, then dip them in a semolina batter and deep fry. Divine.
One Ring To Rule Them All!!!
Oh yeah man, I am definitely that guy that prefers to get onion rings over French fries, more often than not. And whenever I do french fries at home, I always do some onion rings for myself. I read somewhere that dredging the onion slices in pure cornstarch, before dunking them into an all flower batter produces the best results. I'm also not a fan of beer, yes, I'm one of the few men in existence that does not like beer. So I usually use carbonated water. I have got to check out the recipe for this creamy jalapeno dip.
Thank you!!🥰👍👍
My daughter and I took a road trip from North Carolina to Seattle and tried onion rings along the way. The best were at a mom and pops drive up in Gardner, MT. Big and crispy.
O-rings over fries every time! Thanks Dan!
I love Dan😍😍😍
A field trip is in order to go to "The Beacon" in Spartanburg, South Carolina where you will be in awe of their "a plenty" of Onion rings and french fries.
They're known for our Chili-Cheese A-Plenty, a chili-cheeseburger buried underneath piles of sweet onion rings and french-fried potatoes.
Complement your order with their Famous iced tea. Be ready to order, because if you're not, you'll be sent to the back of the line. Continue down the order line and your tray will miraculously be filled with your order.
Then prepare for a wondrous dining experience!
I want both.
Merry christmas, Dan!
Dan, the only ‘ring’ I want from you is an engagement ring lol! 💎
Poor Dan😢. He has to put up with all of us ogling over him. I❤ him!
Thanks Dan
Kudos to you.
Enjoyed your tutorial.
Thank you Dan!
Although I don't eat them often. I really enjoy a well cooked crispy onion ring. Well done Dan!
Even seeing the onion variety breakdown blew my mind, in the UK I only really see red and yellow onions in shops
Great job 👏 👍
I've watched several other beer batter recipes and I think this one nails it!!! I'm using this one and great job on the science!
Homemade onion rings with homemade ranch. Yum!!!
Best onion rings I ever had were at The Painted Duck in Atlanta. Crispy and light on the outside and so pillowy on the inside. Changed my life!
I have heard wonderful this about adding vodka to the liquid which will create bubbles as the alcohol boils off then a second set of bubbles as the water boils off.
Guy ferie had a DDD where the man was known for his onion rings. His differences were peeling the day before, putting in large containers, and putting in the walk-in fridge. Twenty-four hrs later, they are cut and battered.
Make great onion rings. She used Aunt Jemima pancake batter, but used more water to make it about the same consistency as yours. She passed away three years ago just short of her 102nd birthday. Thank you for your post.
Awesome! Smells good all the way to Texas!
Great Onion description! Thanks!😊
Ty for sharing this video, I am saving this recipe because I must try it, my wife and I both love onion rings!
Thank you Dan
Thank you, this is valuable information.
agree.....the perfect onion ring is heaven!! 💯🏆⭐🥰
Could you say that Dan is searching for... the one ring?
So with you on this.
Thank you for this video. Fantastic.
Atk doing the lords work 🎉
If you're getting fast food o-rings, Culvers in the midwest has the best I've ever had. They're so good!
You should try carbonating something that also would add flavor. While it sounds terrible, maybe Carbonated Bullion or Bullion added to Beer might be even better, based on the reactions you see.
thanks mate
love your vids
Great advice! Love your experimental approach. I will try your advice with all my battered foods. I hit the like button! One point, I find if I leave any food that I batter set for about 15-30 after battering the stickability improves further.
Thanks for the comment. The rest period . . .at room temp or in the fridge?
Let all the pieces rest in the big bowl of batter or after batter then lay out each piece individually to rest before frying?
WOW. Just WOW!
thank you 😊
3:40 When the Japanese make tempura, there often will be these little bits of fried batter called _ten-kasu_ left floating in the oil. It's often collected and used in other dishes like _okonomiyaki._
My tempura recipe calls for arrowroot. I wonder what thst does for onion ring batter?
Yum yum. Love onion rings. Beer batter all the way. But I use pancake mix
Spanish only , from Florida huge and make the best
What I liked most about this video is the ‘Presentation’! It has motivated me to try out this recipe tonight! That’s the intent, Right?
My ideal onion ring is zucchini. Please do a what's eating Dan for fried zucchini! Your ideal onion ring sounds about right.
It is God sent. I have been trying to stay away from vegetable oil because it is highly inflammatory. Unfortunately, this led to no more commercial onion ring for me to buy. Now I can make it at home with Lard.
As far as fast-food onion rings: Culvers and Sonic have the best. Once upon a time [the 70's] Burger king had good rings. Now they are these foul, chopped processed onion mush encased in bread crumbs.
Anybody else have a favorite burger-joint recommendation?
Best onion rings are an onion loaf and can be had at one of the Hackney's restaurant's in the Chicagoland area. Never had better.
I love onion rings. Definitely trying this version!
I salute you, Dan! I can always trust you to take on life's Great Questions with courage, humility, humor, intelligence, and mad skills. THANK YOU. From one "always say yes to the onion rings" person to another.
onion rings always even though I run the risk of getting horrible rings, i still go with the rings. unless zuchini or mushrooms are on offer then it's mushrooms first, zuchini (long cut, not circular), then onion rings and then fries...unless I'm in the netherlands and then it's fries first. always bluecheese dressing for dipping, but that jalapeno sauce you mentioned looked GREAT! oh the zuchini and mushrooms need panko coating too!
Wow these look good
Geary gets it right, once again!
QUESTION: once you’ve cooked onion rings, are you limited in what you can cook in the oil?
Well, you wouldn't want to use it for doughnuts.
Love onion rings, and these look perfect! Gotta give this a shot soon.
I like to order a mix of both fries and onion rings when possible, that way at least I have some fries to fall back on if the onion rings disappoint (which they usually do). Dan, this video is especially funny! 😂😂
Dan:
Presentation superb. AMTK brilliant production and content.
Thanks
I agree that I have been disappointed many times by bad onion rings. Most of the time it was because the batter was too heavy. The only restaurant I've been to where the rings were better than the fries is The Beacon in Spartanburg, SC. For the full experience, you order a chili cheese a-plen-tay (that's how they say it), which gets you a pretty good chili cheese burger siting on a 9 inch plate and a bunch of good fries and the largest stack possible of the best hot slightly greasy onion rings on top. Dan needs to try these things. Yall do to. They use Vidalias and a batter that is kinda thin. The result is heavenly. I may have to go to Spartanburg tomorrow.
i craved onion rings once and only had pancake mix... it wasn't bad. But this is probably way better!
I’m gonna try this one 😊
i never thought to add onion powder. diabolical genius...
Dan, how about tackling fried okra? I want to make it at home and have the coating stick.
All the comments are saying is how everyone likes their recipe better or some restaurant makes them better which is a little insulting to Dan. I tried Dan's recipe and have to compliment him on helping me make the best onion rings I ever had!! Thank you
Cool information
Sadly, most pre-made battered or beer battered onion rings will unnecessarily have milk (whey) in them! I LOVE beer battered onion rings, so I always have to make them myself, but it is a lot of work. This recipe looks well worth it! I wonder how they reheat in the air fryer? If I'm going to do it, I'd do a big batch and freeze them for my future lazy self 😂