# The BEST Onion Rings

These onion rings are made with a wet-dry-wet-dry batter, resulting in an insane crunch.

- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 medium-sized onion
- amount to cover onions buttermilk
- a little hot sauce
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- chipotle chili powder
- all-purpose flour
- 30-40% cornstarch
- Panko breadcrumbs
- hot oil
- a little bit flaky salt

## Instructions

1. Start slicing your onion down from the root.
2. Turn the onion around and slice the top.
3. Gently peel the onion, including taking off the membrane if you can find it.
4. Slice the onion in half.
5. Separate the onion into individual rings.
6. Cover the onion rings in buttermilk.
7. Splash the buttermilk-covered onions with a little hot sauce.
8. Add garlic powder, smoked paprika, and chipotle chili powder to the buttermilk mixture.
9. Very carefully mix the onions into the buttermilk mixture, trying not to break them.
10. In a separate bowl, add all-purpose flour.
11. Add about 30-40% of the flour amount in cornstarch.
12. Add the same seasonings (garlic powder, smoked paprika, chipotle chili powder) to the flour mixture.
13. Quickly let the wet onions drip off their excess moisture.
14. Instantly throw the wet onions into your flour mixture.
15. Make sure they are fully coated in the flour mixture to dry out.
16. Go back into the wet batter.
17. Gently and carefully toss the wet-battered onions into Panko breadcrumbs.
18. Carefully toss them into hot oil set at 350°F.
19. Fry for about 4 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
20. Hit them with a little bit of flaky salt after frying.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- deep fryer
- metal cooling rack

## Tips

- Use a medium-sized onion for a good batter-to-onion ring ratio.
- Gently peel the onion, including the membrane, if possible.
- Carefully mix the onions in the buttermilk batter to avoid breaking them.
- The breading process is wet, dry, wet, dry.
- Fry the onion rings at 350°F (175°C).

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/769630412712717
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4df9d3ab-1df1-4319-816c-5cacd17aeae6
- Extracted: 2025-10-01

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