Name: Pickled onion rings
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large onions; 175ml distilled malt vinegar; 75g golden caster sugar; 100g plain flour; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; ½ tsp ground coriander; oil for deep-frying; smoked paprika to serve; 100g cornflour; 100g plain flour; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 300ml lager

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Pickled onion rings

Pickled onion rings

Tom Kerridge

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

plus cooling

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Forget soggy onions rings! Lightly pickling the onion before frying gives Tom Kerridge's beer-battered onion rings the edge

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Ingredients

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2 large onions
175ml distilled malt vinegar
75g golden caster sugar
100g plain flour
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp ground coriander
oil

for deep-frying
smoked paprika

to serve

For the batter

100g cornflour
100g plain flour
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
300ml lager

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal316
fat10g
saturates1g
carbs47g
sugars6g
fibre3g
protein5g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

Slice the onions into 1cm-thick rings and set aside. Tip the vinegar, sugar, 50ml water and 1 tsp salt into a pan, bring to the boil, then remove from the heat. Add the onions to the pan, cover with cling film and leave to cool. You can do this up to a day ahead.
step 2

Fill a large saucepan half full with oil and heat until the temperature reaches 180C on a frying thermometer. Mix the flour, cayenne pepper, coriander and 1 tsp salt in a bowl, and set aside.
step 3

To make the batter, combine the flours and bicarb in a bowl, then slowly whisk in the beer. Drain the onion rings and coat them in the spiced flour. One at a time, dip them in the batter and fry in the hot oil for 2-3 mins until golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and season with smoked paprika and flaky sea salt.

RECIPE TIPS

DEEP-FRY SAFELY

Be cautious when using hot oil, and read our guide on how to deep-fry safely.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2015

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