Crispy Beer Battered Onion Rings

This is a great beer battered recipe for crispy onion rings which you can cook in a deep fat fryer or even in the air fryer. The recipe works with both regular beer and non alcoholic beer so you don't need to worry about beer batter alcohol content.

This is a recipe for crispy beer battered onions rings and showing how to make the batter and cook in a deep fat fryer.

Contents

• Introduction To Crispy Beer Battered Onion Rings
• Ingredients for Onion Rings
• Easy instructions to make a beer batter
• Healthier Air Fryer Onion Rings version
• Variations of beer batter recipes
• Serving suggestions to go with crispy onion rings
• The Recipe
• Your Comments

Introduction To Crispy Beer Battered Onion Rings

A top notch treat and the ultimate comfort food, these crispy beer battered onion rings are as good as any you will get when dining out. I think these are much better than the onion rings Tesco sell too, however that is my own opinion!

Ingredients for Onion Rings

So simple to make too, just 3 ingredients:

• Beer - You can use pretty much any type of beer or lager that you want. I have had success with Estrella lager in a lot of cooking so quite often use that. I have also used non alcoholic Guinness in my beer battered onion rings recipes before now, so try experimenting to see what works for you.
• Flour - A simple white plain flour is enough for any type of batter. Whether you are making a Yorkshire pudding recipe or a coating for some KFC mix, plain white flour is as simple as it gets. It is cheap to buy and can be used regularly in the kitchen.
• Onions - The key ingredient to an onion ring is the onion. I find the best type that work are large brown (white) onions rather than a red onion. When slicing the onions be sure to go across so you get the core of the onion in the middle. The rings will then pop out easily on their own when the onion slices are separated.

With there being only a couple of ingredients the onion rings recipe is easy to put together and prepare in advance if needed. To find out the quantities of each ingredient, take a look at the recipe card towards the end of this post or use the link below:

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Easy instructions to make a beer batter

To bring this recipe together it is a case of mixing the ingredients together and then coating the onions with the batter before dropping into the hot fat.

Starting out as a simple onion, when sliced and dipped in the batter the deep fryer can change so much. While not a healthy snack by any stretch of the imagination, it certainly works well as a side to other dishes. However...

Healthier Air Fryer Onion Rings version

Did you know that you can do onion rings air fryer style too? Ditch that deep fat fryer and heat up the air fryer instead. This way you are avoiding the fat in the fryer and can use the air fryer to make onion rings healthy style.

Simply at step three in the instructions above, instead of using the deep fat fryer, switch the air fryer on to 200℃ for a preheat time of 5 minutes and then drop the beer battered covered onion rings into the air fryer for 5 minutes. Keep an eye on them after 3 minutes - you may need to turn them over.

If you have a metal rack, you can spread the onion rings over the rack to allow air flow and therefore a more even cook.

Variations of beer batter recipes

The basic beer batter recipe can be used for other items on the menu that would suit deep frying.

• Beer battered halloumi - You can make slices of halloumi and deep fry these in the batter as fritters or as halloumi fries, app depending how the halloumi it cut up.
• Beer battered tempura - Try some prawns dipped in the batter before placing them in the pan. As with all meat and fish, ensure the centre is cooked to temperature before serving.
• Beer battered sausage - I would recommend cooking the sausages through before finishing in the batter, just to make sure they are cooked all the way through to the middle. You can of course use a meat thermometer to be on the safe side.
• Beer battered mushrooms - Adding a bit of garlic powder (around 1 teaspoon) to the beer batter mix will allow you dip some mushrooms in and have beer battered garlic mushrooms as a tasty side dish. Don't forget to use a simple garlic and herb mayo dip to compliment the dish.

Serving suggestions to go with crispy onion rings

I really like this recipe. It's so simple and works well with a snack platter such as crispy fries, burgers or even a salad.

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