Crispy Baked Onion Rings

Name: Crispy Baked Onion Rings
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ground fresh chili paste, more if you want a hotter dip (I use Sambal Oelek brand); 3 medium yellow onions, peeled, cut into ¼-inch rings, separated; ¼ cup ketchup; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 cup cornmeal; 2 cups bread crumbs; 2 cups buttermilk; 1 organic egg; Sea salt; 2 cups unbleached flour

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

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By Claire Criscuolo

Published 2014

About

We all say that we don’t like to eat fried foods, but we really do love crunchy, crispy foods, and these oven-baked onion rings are a delicious and healthful compromise.

Ingredients

Onion rings

2 cups unbleached flour
Sea salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Starter
Christmas
Vegetarian

Method

To prepare the onion rings, center the oven racks. Preheat the oven to 500°F. Place two sheet pans in the oven to preheat them while you prepare the onion rings for baking. Measure the flour into a deep bowl. Add a