Onion Strings

A tasty 4 ingredient recipe for simply delectable and crunchy onion strings.

Back when I first made the Cheesy Green Bean Casserole, I wanted to top it with Onion Strings. However, I thought making onion strings would be a long, drawn out, and complicated process. Then, I saw this recipe from Feeding Big. While this recipe takes a bit longer than most recipes I make, the majority of the time is just having the onions soak in buttermilk. If you're in a rush, you can go with a buttermilk dip instead of a buttermilk soak. Then just dip in some flour and fry them up! I added a bit of chili powder to the flour just for fun. Feel free to leave it out or use more. The amount I used doesn't add too much spice. I'd also recommend frying up a lot more of these onion strings than you think you'll want to eat! I used one onion, and the amount I used was about what I wanted to top the Green Bean Casserole I'd made. I forgot to account for things like snacking, chef's samples, and the random disappearances these onion strings often fall victim to!

What's a food you're holding off on making because "it might be too complicated?"

Onion Strings

by CJ Huang

A tasty 4 ingredient recipe for simply delectable and crunchy onion strings.

Prep time: 60 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 75 minutes
Yield: 1 large serving

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
			1	onion, very thinly sliced into rings
		2 cups		buttermilk
		2 cups		flour
		1 teaspoon		chili pepper powder

Methods:

1. Gather all materials.
2. Soak onion in buttermilk.
3. Meanwhile, combine chili powder and flour.
4. Remove onion rings from buttermilk, making sure most of the buttermilk drips off.
5. Drop onion rings into flour mixture.
6. Make sure flour covers onions completely.
7. Shake off any excess flour and drop onion into heated oil.
8. Continue to add floured onions to oil, but make sure it doesn't get too crowded.
9. Once onions turn golden, take them out and drain on paper towels.

Methods with Images:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Soak onion in buttermilk.
	3. Meanwhile, combine chili powder and flour.
	4. Remove onion rings from buttermilk, making sure most of the buttermilk drips off.
	5. Drop onion rings into flour mixture.
	6. Make sure flour covers onions completely.
	7. Shake off any excess flour and drop onion into heated oil.
	8. Continue to add floured onions to oil, but make sure it doesn't get too crowded.
	9. Once onions turn golden, take them out and drain on paper towels.