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Barbecue Buttermilk Onion Rings

October 18, 2010 by Joy the Baker 188 Comments

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Onions Rings make me want to drink Vanilla Milk Shakes.

Vanilla Milk Shakes make me want to eat Cheeseburgers.

Cheeseburgers make me want to eat French Fries.

French Fries make me want to drink a Coke.

Lord have mercy.  What have I gotten myself into?

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Have you ever made onion rings before?

Nothing but trouble.

I coated these in barbecue and hot sauce then drowned the whole mix in buttermilk.

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Do you have one of these fry thermometers?

Don’t think they’re only for fancy kitchen cooking.  This piece of metal is the key to french fries, doughnuts and onion rings… and it’s fourteen bucks.

Do this.

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Fried.

If you’re wondering if you should feel guilty about this… not just yet.

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But now?

Dipped in a barbecue sour cream dip with chives…  yes.  Feel guilty.  I do.

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Ps.  This is a picture of a kitten on a bed.

More specifically it’s a picture of my kitten on my bed.

Yes, I’m showing off.  The kitten.  Not the bed.

Pps.  Call your Dad.  I have to call mine… you should call yours too.

Barbecue Buttermilk Onion Rings

adapted from The Sophisticated Gourmet

makes about 24 onion rings

Print this Recipe!

2 tablespoons barbecue sauce

1 tablespoon hot suace

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1 large sweet yellow onion

2 cups buttermilk

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1 quart (i know it seems like a lot) vegetable, canola or peanut oil for frying

For the Dipping Sauce:

1/2 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons buttermilk

2 tablespoons barbecue sauce

1 teaspoon hot sauce

two pinches salt

2 tablespoons fresh chives, slices tiny

Cut of the bottom and top end of the onion.  Remove the skin and slice onion into rings as thick as you like.  Separate the rings and place in a large bowl.  Save the small onion insides for a salad or something.

Mix onions, barbecue sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper until the onion rings are well coated.  Top with buttermilk and submerge all of the rings.  Allow to rest for 15 minutes while you assemble the flour and dipping sauce.

In a different large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, paprika and ground pepper.

In a medium sized, heavy bottom pan fit with a fry thermometer, begin to heat the oil to 360 degrees over medium heat.

Assemble the dipping sauce by whisking together sour cream, buttermilk, barbecue sauce, hot sauce and salt.  Sprinkle in a big teaspoon of fresh chives and place in the fridge while you fry the onion rings.

Preheat oven to 150 degrees F and prepare a baking sheet with paper towels to soak up the excess oil.

Fry the onions in four batches.  Using tongs, remove several rings from the buttermilk and dredge completely in the flour mixture.  Carefully place in the fry oil once it reaches 360 degrees F.  Let cook for a minute and a half before flipping.  Each batch will take about three minutes.  Once golden brown, remove from the oil and place on the paper towels.  Let rest in the warm oven while you fry the rest of the batches.  Note!  Be sure to let the fry oil return to 360 degrees F before frying the second, third and forth batches.

Enjoy immediately sprinkled with fresh chives with dipping sauce.

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  1. Jaimie

    October 23, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    My hubs would love this! Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Kendra

    October 21, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    Is the frying done in a dutch oven? An actual fry daddy? Or maybe a shallow pan. I’m really an amateur at frying, but these look a-maz-ing!

    Reply
  3. Adam

    October 21, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    Please let me suck your dick on how basic your recipe and pictures of your cats are.

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      October 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm

      i don’t have a dick… dummy.

      Reply
  4. ButterYum

    October 21, 2010 at 8:27 am

    Interesting take on onion rings. Love your cute kitten, and yes, I need to call my dad. thanks for the reminder.

    :)
    ButterYum

    Reply
  5. emily

    October 21, 2010 at 4:49 am

    pure food crack, for reallls.

    Reply
  6. Gaby

    October 20, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    Dear Joy the Baker,
    Not only you bake, now you also make some pretty awesome looking onion rings!!! :)

    Reply
  7. Jennie

    October 20, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    omg. i thought onion rings were good. these are over the top. can’t wait to try them. perfect weekend project for a chilly fall weekend! :)

    Reply
  8. Farmer Gal

    October 20, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    You have me saying, “Oh, no,” and, “Oh yes!” at the same time… Oh no, these are going to go straight to my behind. Oh yes! Those look awesome! Totally worth a little extra jiggle.

    The kitten… So sweet.

    Reply
  9. Jana

    October 20, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    First time i’ve made onion rings and they were bloody awesome.

    Reply
  10. Snowpea

    October 20, 2010 at 5:30 pm

    Keeetehn!!!! The marmalades (aka marmies) are the very best flavour.

    Honest. I have two marmies and I figure I can have no other kind of kitteh: so friendly, so outgoing, so prosh.

    Reply
  11. KT

    October 20, 2010 at 4:44 pm

    Man I’m Hungry!

    Reply
  12. When Pigs Fly

    October 20, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    Love the picture of the kitten. It just adds that little something. I do like onion rings but I’m craving pumpkin bread. I think I’ll have to make some in that picture you’ve got on your site.

    Reply
  13. Kate

    October 20, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    Onion Rings!!! Yummy recipe and then I saw your new baby!!! What a dear sweet little one! Is he/she shy around your camera? Such a sweet little one!

    Reply
  14. Xtine

    October 20, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    I love the food and all, but we need more kitten pics, please.

    Reply
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