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Beer Batter Fried Onion Rings or Mushrooms by pete (file)
INGREDIENTS
3/4 cups Beer (use Bud or Fosters)
1/4 teaspoons Salt (for beer solution)
1/4 teaspoons Pepper (for beer solution)
1 teaspoons Baking powder
3/4 cups AP Flour
3/4 cups Corn Starch
1 tablespoons White Vinegar
1 tablespoons Sugar, white
1/2 teaspoons Salt (for batter)
1/4 teaspoons Red Pepper, finely ground
2 each Large Onions (Vitalia Sweet preferred)
As required Vegetable Oil (for frying)
As required Omega Oil (for frying)
UTENSILS
* Chef's knife
* Gallon size plastic ziplock bag
* Glass bowl 9" diameter
* Tall Pot for frying
* Pyrex Measuring cup
* Teaspoon measure
* Tablespoon measure
* Whisk, medium sized
* Paper plate
* Paper towels
* Bamboo skewer
* Metal Skewer w/bent tip
* IR Thermometer for meas oil temp.
SLICE & MARINADE ONIONS
1.) Gather all ingredients
2.) Slice onions into 3/8" to 1/2" thick slices. Carefully separate rings and place into gallon size ziplock bag.
TIPs: Leave onion skins on while cutting.
Slice off one end and place onion down on flat end for slicing.
Slice smaller diameter rings into 3/8" slices
Slice larger diamter rings into 1/2" slices
Note: With 2 large onions or 3 medium onions you should now
have about 10 ounces of sliced onion rings.
3.) In Pyrex measuring cup, add 1/2 cup of the beer. Use measuring spoons to add the vinegar, sugar, salt & pepper. Mix well.
4.) Add the beer solution to bag with onion slices.
Squeeze out the air, seal bag, and gently fold it so onions will marinade.
6.) Allow onions to marinade 20 to 30 minutes.
Turn bag every 10 minutes so they marinade more evenly.
MAKE BATTER
1.) In glass bowl, add Flour, Corn Starch, Baking Powder, Salt, Ground Red Pepper.
Mix well using Whisk
2.) Drain onion bag of beer solution into glass bowl with batter. Measure fresh beer with Pyrex measure and add that to the batter too. Mix well using whisk.
Note: Batter should be smooth with consistancy of a very loose pancake batter.
Dripping from whisk batter should quickly disolve into the mix.
FRY THE RINGS
1.) Add oil(s) to the pot. Oil should be about 1" deep in pot.
2.) Heat oil to 350 Deg F.
3.) Dip 1 onion ring at a time into batter using a bamboo skewer to handle it. Transfer onion to hot oil and fry until golden brown. Remove rings from oil using a metal skewer. Fry just a few rings at a time that fit comfortably in the pot without sticking together.
4.) Place fried rings on paper plate lined with paper towel.
Season with salt & hot pepper.
5.) Serve hot.
Note: For Fried mushrooms, use the same basic process,
except cut them into halves or slice then about 1/4" thick.
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