Very thin onion rings (or dried calamari rings), tossed in flour (sometimes with starch) and fried in batches until golden: crisp on top of a salad or a dish.
Slice the onion into very thin rings, separate them and toss in flour. Shake off the excess in a sieve.
KnifeCutting boardColander
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Heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat and fry the onion in batches for 3–4 minutes, until it is golden brown and stops bubbling.
⚙ Deep-fryingStoveSlotted spoonCandy/oil thermometerFrying pan
💡When the onion stops bubbling, all its water is gone and it is crisp. Take it out just before it turns dark brown: it keeps browning on the paper.
💡Keep the oil at 170–180°C (340–355°F): too cold, and the food soaks up oil; too hot, and it browns outside before the inside cooks. Without a thermometer, dip the tip of a wooden spoon in the oil: when medium bubbles form around it right away, the oil is hot enough.
💡Don't overload the oil: every piece that goes in cools it down. Fry one piece as a test, then the rest in several batches, and transfer to paper towels.
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Transfer to paper towels and sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
55calories
1 gprotein
5 gcarbs
3 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 38%● fat 57%
Per serving (36 g), of 4 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
Onion: measured in pieces: one ≈ 117 g · 40 kcal per 100 g · More about Onion →
Flour: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 7.8 g · 364 kcal per 100 g · More about Flour →
Vegetable oil: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 216 g · 886 kcal per 100 g · More about Vegetable oil →
🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Colander· Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
Slotted spoon· Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)
Helps, not needed: Candy/oil thermometer
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⚙️ What you can change
Possible additions: Cornstarch in the coating · Salt in the coating · Egg dip · Paprika in the coating · Hot paprika in the coating · Black pepper in the coating · Lemon for serving · Ring thickness (1 cm) · Soaking in lemon juice · Soaking before coating (minutes) (10)
