Author Notes
Some people are obsessed with French fries; my weakness is for onion rings. I came up with this baked version after deciding that getting an occasional fix with the fried kind from the local dive bar just wasn't cutting it. —pantryhero
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Ingredients
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2 tablespoons
peanut oil
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1/2
medium yellow onion (cut crosswise)
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2 tablespoons
all-purpose flour
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1
large egg
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1/2 cup
plain dry unseasoned breadcrumbs
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1/4 teaspoon
(scant) table salt
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1/4 teaspoon
sweet paprika
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1/8 teaspoon
onion powder
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Pinch
garlic powder
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a few grinds of fresh black pepper
Directions
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Pour the oil onto a medium baking sheet. (The more tarnished and darker, the better.) Place in the oven, turn the oven to 375°, and let the pan and oil get hot while you prep everything else.
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Cut the onion crosswise into 1/2" slices and separate out the rings. I usually get 2 slices out of half an onion, and it makes plenty of rings for 2 people.
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Place the flour in a bag. (I use a plastic grocery store bag.) Add the onion rings and shake until evenly coated.
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Place the egg in a shallow bowl and whisk to blend.
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Place the breadcrumbs and all of the rest of the ingredients (salt through pepper) into a different shallow bowl and stir to blend.
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Take one flour-coated onion ring and throughly coat it with the beaten egg, then thoroughly coat it with the breadcrumb mixture. (This part is kind of a pain, but starting with the bigger rings—while there are more crumbs—seems to help. I also find it easiest to use my left hand for the egg part and my right hand for the breadcrumb part.) Place the prepared ring on a cutting board.
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Continue step 6 until all of the rings are coated.
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Using an oven mitt! remove the hot pan from the oven. Use a spatula to spread the oil around evenly. Place the onion rings on the pan, return to the oven, and bake for about 6-8 minutes. Flip, turn the heat up to 400°, and bake for another 6-8 minutes. Enjoy immediately.
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