Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Thick sweet onion rings in a light, crisp beer batter.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 30 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 large white onions, sliced into 1cm rings
  • 120g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 200ml cold lager
  • Oil for deep frying

Method

  1. Separate the onion slices into rings.

  2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, paprika, salt and lager into a smooth batter.

  3. Dust the rings in flour, then dip in the batter.

  4. Fry in oil at 180°C in batches for 3 to 4 minutes until crisp and golden.

  5. Drain on kitchen paper and sprinkle with salt.