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crispy fried onions over hamburger steak in mushroom gravy in cast iron skillet

Crispy Fried Onions

Treat yourself to these crispy fried onions with dip of your choice or as a crunchy topping.
5 from 1 vote
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons Tabasco hot sauce
  • 2 large Vidalia onions very thinly sliced
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon Kosher salt plus more for sprinkling
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • vegetable oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, add buttermilk and Tabasco and mix well. Add the onions and cover completely with the buttermilk.
  • In a separate large bowl, add the flour, salt, and pepper.
  • In a large Dutch oven, add oil to at least the depth of 4 inches. Heat oil over high heat to 375 degrees F.
  • In batches, remove onions from the buttermilk mixture and dredge onions in the flour mixture until completely coated, shaking off any excess flour. With a spider or slotted spoon, slowly lower the onions into the hot oil. Cook for about 2 minutes, or until golden. If the onions are bunching, break them apart with the slotted spoon. Remove onions to a paper towel-lined plate and allow to drain.
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