My family are onion ring aficionados. If they’re on the menu, we order them. So, these golden Beer Battered Onion Rings are a shoe-in at our house for game day munchies or alongside burgers. Dipped in a perfectly seasoned beer batter then fried until crispy and golden brown, the only thing left to do is dip in your favorite sauce and eat. Admittedly indulgent, completely addictive.
Baked vs Fried
I have a lighter, oven fried Firecracker Onion Ring version here on my blog that we enjoy very much but, once in a while when we want to splurge, we go the deep fried route. It’s a perfect marriage pairing this beer batter and large sweet rings of onion. Serve them with a spicy dipping sauce and you can make restaurant specials in your own kitchen. Wanna a great dipping sauce for these onion rings? Checkout the dipping sauces featured with these Fried Pickles and Crispy Onion Strings.
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Beer Battered Onion Rings
Prep Time25 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Marinate Time1 hr
Total Time45 mins
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet onions sliced into 1/2 inch rings
- 2 cup buttermilk
- 1 Tbsp hot sauce adjust to your taste
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp seasoned salt
- 1 tsp seafood seasoning [i.e. Seafood Magic Old Bay or similar]
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 12 oz beer
- 6 cups peanut or vegetable oil for frying [approximately]
- Creole Dipping Sauce:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup chili sauce
- 2 green onion whites only
- 1 4 oz jar roasted red pepper well drained and pat dry
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1½ tsp Creole or Cajun seasoning
- ½ tsp prepared horseradish adjust to your taste
Instructions
- Slice the onions into 1/2 inch slices and separate the rings. Mix together the buttermilk and hot sauce and pour over the onions. Marinate the onions for 1 hour.
- To prepare, heat approximately 6 cup oil in a heavy bottomed pot or dutch oven to 350°F.
- Mix together the flour, seasoned salt, seafood seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and cumin.
- Separate the seasoned flour using 1 1/4 cup for dredging. Mix the remaining 1 cup with 12 oz beer stirring until the flour dissolves.
- Shake the excess buttermilk from each onion ring, then dredge lightly in the seasoned flour.
- Dip into the beer batter letting the excess drip off then lower into the hot oil. Don't crowd the oil, or the onion rings will stick together.
- Cook until golden around 2 minutes, turning as needed. Keep the oil temperature around 350°-360°F.
- Place on paper towels to drain. Sprinkle lightly with additional seasoned salt or seafood seasoning immediately after removing them from the oil.
- Serve with Creole dipping sauce, if desired.
- To prepare the sauce: Place all of the ingredients into a blender and pulse until combined. Chill thoroughly for at least 2 hours prior to serving.(Yield: approximately 1 1/2 cups)
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Melissa says
July 20, 2014 at 9:06 pmYou are becoming a deep frying expert. Thanks Kari, hope you enjoy these!
Kari La Mee says
July 20, 2014 at 8:12 pmWOO HOO another YUMMY recipe to try with our new Deep Fryer. I also am a Onion Ring fanatic,especially ones like these.
Thanks a bunch Melissa, hope your having a great weekend,
Much Love,
Kari
Ophelia Hernandez says
January 8, 2017 at 9:49 amCan you share a dipping sauce recipe to go with the beer battered onion rings?
Thanks!
Katherine Hasting says
July 19, 2017 at 7:57 pmCan you share a dipping sauce recipe to go with the beer battered onion rings?
Melissa says
July 19, 2017 at 8:38 pmSure, I like using either the dip with my Fried Pickles or Onion Strings.
Gina Marie says
July 22, 2017 at 2:28 pmAny chance these could be baked? Oil bothers my tummy ????
Melissa says
July 22, 2017 at 4:01 pmNo, these are designed for frying. Checkout my baked Firecracker Onion Rings for baking.
La sofia says
October 22, 2017 at 9:15 amThanks Melissa for accepting my request I love your all recipe God bless.
Melissa says
October 22, 2017 at 10:05 amWelcome!
Jayleen says
July 30, 2017 at 10:02 amWhat is the dip served with them? Is it homemade? Looks yummy!
Melissa says
July 30, 2017 at 10:08 amIt’s a Creole dipping sauce found with this recipe here.
Malinda ray says
July 30, 2017 at 8:41 pmThank you for sharing the beer battered onion rings I know they will be delicious we will try them tomorrow. Please put me on you list so my family can enjoy your recipes Thanks again Malinda
Melissa says
July 31, 2017 at 7:47 amWelcome Malinda, if you’d like to subscribe to email updates you can do so here.
Louise says
July 22, 2018 at 2:48 pmWhat kind of oil is used when u at deep frying in a pot. I do not know which type to buy.
Melissa says
July 22, 2018 at 5:21 pmI use peanut oil but, it can be pricey. You can deep fry in vegetable or canola oil whichever is your preference.
Pharris says
July 25, 2018 at 10:57 amCan you recommend anything I can use other than beer for the second dip?
Melissa says
July 25, 2018 at 11:20 amYou can sub non alcoholic beer or seltzer water.
Beth says
February 22, 2019 at 9:45 amCan you use seltzer water for the batter as well instead of beer?
Melissa says
February 22, 2019 at 2:40 pmHi Beth, sure!
Lee Ann says
July 28, 2018 at 7:08 pmCan I use an air fryer for this recipe?
Melissa says
July 28, 2018 at 9:04 pmI’ve never tested it. If you try it let us know how it goes!
Pat Adie says
September 2, 2018 at 11:05 amI also wondered if anyone tried these in an air fryer too.
Krista says
August 13, 2018 at 8:01 amI don’t drink, so I don’t have beer readily available. Is there something I can use as a substitute in the batter?
Melissa says
August 13, 2018 at 8:12 amYou could substitute seltzer water but, the taste will be different.
Jeanette says
September 23, 2018 at 6:39 pmCan you do a dipping sauce without mayonnaise.
Melissa says
September 23, 2018 at 7:34 pmYou can use any dipping sauce you like.
Liz says
February 15, 2019 at 2:44 pmThese were SO good! I tried to eat just one but that was impossible! Thanks for the amazing recipe!
Toni says
February 16, 2019 at 6:29 amThis quickly disappeared in my house! It was a huge hit!
Sommer says
February 16, 2019 at 8:40 pmIt really doesn’t get any better than this! My all time favorite appetizer!
Noel says
February 17, 2019 at 6:14 pmThese are the REAL DEAL!
Chuck says
February 18, 2019 at 9:42 pmWhat kind of beer did you use for this recipe? I know you probably don’t want to name a brand, I usually only drink Coronas.
Melissa says
February 19, 2019 at 7:51 amHi Chuck, Coronas would work fine. I typically use a darker full bodied beer but, please use what you like most.