Guinness Battered Onion Rings

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

2 large sweet onions preferably Vidalia

2 cups buttermilk

4-6 cups canola or vegetable oil for frying

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup cornstarch

1 Tbsp baking powder

1½ tsp paprika

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp kosher salt plus more for finishing

1 14.9-oz. can Guinness, or another stout beer

2 Tbsp Dijon mustard

½ Tbsp honey

Instructions

Peel and slice onions into ½" rings. Separate rings and place in a large bowl with buttermilk; let soak for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, using a heavy-bottomed pan or Dutch oven, heat oil to 360°F.

Using a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, paprika, garlic powder and salt. Set bowl aside.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the beer, mustard and honey. Pour liquid mixture into bowl with the dry ingredients; stir until well combined.

Line a baking tray with paper towels or brown paper bags; place tray next to the pot of oil.

Working with 1-2 onion rings at a time, remove the onion rings from the buttermilk and dip into the batter. Allow excess batter to drip off of the onion rings and then carefully place into the hot oil.

Let fry for 1-2 minutes per side, flipping occasionally.

Remove onion rings from oil and place on baking tray. Repeat process with remaining onion rings. (Tip: Don’t dip the onion rings into the batter until right before you fry them. Also, make sure not to overcrowd the pot with too many onion rings at one time.)

Sprinkle onion rings with additional salt before serving.

From: https://spicedblog.com/guinness-battered-onion-rings/