Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Ingredients

• 2 sweet onions (peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds)
• 3 cups beer
• 2 teaspoons malt vinegar
• salt
• pepper
• 2 quarts peanut oil or vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

1. 1

   Place onion rounds, 2 cups beer, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in zipper-lock bag. Refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.

2. 2

   Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat to 350 degrees.

3. 3

   While oil is heating, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in large bowl.

4. 4

   Slowly whisk in 3/4 cup beer until just combined (some lumps will remain).

5. 5

   Whisk in remaining beer as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, until batter falls from whisk in steady stream and faint trail across surface of batter.

6. 6

   Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees.

7. 7

   Remove onions from refrigerator and pour off liquid.

8. 8

   Pat onion rounds dry with paper towels and separate into rings.

9. 9

   Transfer 1/3 portion of rings to batter.

10. 10

    One at a time, carefully transfer battered rings to oil.

11. 11

    Fry until rings are golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes, flipping halfway through frying.

12. 12

    Drain rings on paper towel-lined baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, and transfer to oven.

13. 13

    Return oil to 350 degrees and repeat with remaining onion rings and batter.

14. 14

    Serve.