Onion Rings
Onion Rings
Total Time: 40 minutes
Serves: 1
Per serving: 300 calories, 21 g protein, 7 g carbohydrates, 26 g fat
Ingredients
Onion - 3 thick rings
Coconut Flour - 1/4 cup
Eggs - 2-3 beaten
Pork Rinds - 2 cup, ground
Safflower Oil - 2 cups, for frying
Directions:
1. Cut off ends of onion. Peel onion. Cut into thick slices.
2. Grind pork rinds in a food processor or blender. Make sure the pieces are small and uniform.
3. Set up your breading station. Get 3 medium-large sized bowls. In the first bowl, add coconut flour. In the second bowl, add beaten eggs. In the third bowl, add ground pork rinds.
4. Dip the onion in coconut flour. This will just be a light coating.
5. Dip onion in egg mixture.
6. Return to flour mixture.
7. Dip in egg mixture again. Make sure that the onion is fully covered.
8. Finally, dip the onion in the pork rinds. You want to make sure that the onion is completely covered in pork rinds. You might need to take a little handful of pork rinds and gently pat it onto the onion rings.
9. If you are not experienced at frying, you should try to fry one onion ring at a time. The most common mistake when frying food is dropping the food into the oil before the oil is hot enough. The oil needs to be about 350 degrees for the food to keep its shape. Another common mistake is overcrowding the pan, which will lower the temperature of the oil and everything falls apart and gets mushy.
10. If you have a deep fryer, set it to 350 degrees and fry the onion rings. If you do not have a deep fryer, get a small sauce pot and fill it with about 2 cups of non-GMO safflower oil. Turn on medium-high heat. Safflower oil works the best because it has a high smoke point, which means that it doesn't burn as quickly as oils like coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil. Use a meat thermometer if you have one to check the temperature of the oil. Once the oil is at 350 degrees, drop in the onion ring away from you so that the hot oil doesn't splash back at you. Use tongs to flip the onion ring over about 2-3 mins after you intially drop it into the oil. If you don't have a meat thermometer, then leave the oil on the heat for 5-6 mins to let it warm up. Make sure that you dried your hands and utensils of any water (you don't want hot oil to spit at you).
Serve with a low carb marinara sauce. Rao's works great!
