Alma Lach

Oignons Frits

French-fried Onions

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Hows and Whys of French Cooking
Hows and Whys of French Cooking

By Alma Lach

Published 1974

  • About

Ingredients

  • 3 large flat onions
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder<

Method

  1. Peel onions. Cut into ⅛-inch-thick slices. Separate slices into rings. Place in ice water for 10 minutes. Remove and dry rings on paper towels.
  2. Combine flour and baking powder in a plastic bag. Heat oil in French-fryer. Put 6 rings into the bag at a time to coat evenly with flour. Drop into oil heated to 390 degrees. When brown, lift out and drain on paper to