recipe | matt's onion rings

I thoroughly enjoy watching my roommate and one of my closest friends, Matt, make dinner. He gets these intense cravings (like the rest of us), and he finds a way to make them happen. No matter how limited our ingredient selection may be, he finds a way - it puts a whole new spin on "where there's a will..." Last night he wanted chocolate chip cookies. We didn't have chocolate chips, and he didn't want to take the time to bake cookies. So he found a single serving recipe for cookie dough... that worked mostly fine without the chocolate. 

Last week he wanted onion rings one night something fierce. He opined the quintessential steakhouse "blooming onion" and the way diners perfect big, fat onion rings. He said all this as he tossed an onion from hand to hand, his mind working through the possibilities. I piped up and suggested an egg mixture and rolling it in flour. He nodded; he'd already gotten there. 10 minutes later, he set this heaping plate of lightly battered and fried thin onion rings in front of me, and I couldn't resist trying one... or two... or three. 

Damn him, now I'll be making onion rings on the regular. 

Matt's Onion Rings 

one medium-large onion cut into rings

1/2 cup flour 

a pinch of salt & pepper

a teaspoon Creole or Old Bay seasoning (or chili powder) 

1-2 eggs

2 cups canola oil (or oil of choice) 

1/2 cup panko or breadcrumbs of choice (may use more or less)

saucepan 

how to make them

heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat - drop a bit of flour into it - if it sizzles, it's hot enough

crack your egg(s) into a wide bowl and beat well

mix together flour + seasonings (creole optional but yummm) and lay out on a large plate

on a second plate, lay out your bread crumbs

dredge your raw onion rings through the egg mixture, evenly coat with flour, and lightly bread with the crumbs

using a fork or tongs, place the coated rings into the saucepan (don't overcrowd but place as many as comfortably fits in at one time) 

cook for 1-2 minutes, until golden brown

drain excess oil on paper towels

enjoy!

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