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Homemade fried onions are lower in calories than ready-made semi-finished products. This dish contains only natural ingredients. Onion rings, which are sold in stores, come in the form of finished products or semi-finished products that need to be reheated.
Onions and dishes prepared from them have a positive effect on human health due to the components contained in the vegetable. Thus, onions are able to strengthen the immune system, have bactericidal properties, contain essential oils and vitamin C. They have a good effect on the digestive system, so the vegetable is recommended for the diet menu. Onions contain a large number of minerals that are beneficial for the functioning of the heart and hematopoietic system.
There are also negative properties of onions for the human body. For example, eating a vegetable fresh may not be healthy for everyone. Substances in fresh vegetables can irritate the gastric mucosa, so people with gastrointestinal diseases are advised to eat vegetables only in heat-treated form. It is also recommended to limit the consumption of fried or deep-fried onions due to the high calorie content of such dishes.
French fried onions classic recipe
At home, onion fries are prepared at any time of the year due to the availability of the main ingredient. In the cold season, during periods of exacerbation of infections, onion rings help boost immunity. In the summer, the dish can be a snack for cooling drinks. Fried onions are used not only as a dish on their own, but also as an ingredient for salads or as a side dish for vegetable or fish dishes.
If the dish is prepared independently, then more attention is paid to the main component - onions. When purchasing, carefully inspect the bulb to ensure there are no stains, cracks or mold on it. Choose an elastic onion head, which is peeled before cooking and low-quality parts are removed from it. Then rinse under cold water so that the onion does not affect the mucous membranes of the eyes. The general recipe for making onion fries involves peeling the onions.
The onion heads are cut so that rings about 0.5 cm thick are formed. A batter is prepared from flour and other ingredients. The rings are rolled in prepared batter and fried in hot oil.
Minor components may make up a different list of products, depending on the chosen recipe. They are also carefully inspected to ensure their suitability. The finished dish is served with simple sauces in the form of ketchup or mustard, or you can make it yourself.
Composition of ingredients
To prepare the dish you will need the following ingredients:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 2 heads |
Wheat flour | 200 g |
Vegetable oil | 150 ml |
Step-by-step cooking process
The preparation of fried onions is as follows.
- The onion is peeled, washed under water and the fruit is cut crosswise to form rings.
- Pour oil into a frying pan and heat it until sizzling.
- Flour is poured into a plate.
- Onion rings are rolled in flour on all sides and transferred to sizzling oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown.
- Remove the finished onion with a slotted spoon and place it on a dish lined with a paper towel to absorb the dripping oil.
What can I add?
Fried onions are prepared at home according to the classic recipe or its derivatives, where new components appear in the composition to give different flavors.
Can add:
- In the classic version, wheat flour is used, but if desired, it can be replaced with buckwheat, corn, flaxseed and any other flour to your taste. This replacement helps to change the taste and calorie content of the dish.
- For breading, add egg, milk or crushed crackers to make the crust around the onion rings thicker. The rich taste of the breading is achieved by adding salt, pepper and spices or spices - curry, dried or fresh herbs, dried garlic, sesame.
- To give the dish a creamy taste, the breading is made with the addition of sour cream.
- A crispy and porous breading crust is obtained by adding beer to the breading composition.
Recipe for onion rings for beer
1. Peel the onion, cut into rings 3-5 mm thick and place on a work surface. Add salt and pepper to taste. Separate the onion slices into individual rings, then leave for a couple of minutes to soak.
When separating the pieces, the individual rings must not break!
Preparing the batter
2. Carefully separate the whites from the yolks.
3. Add a pinch of salt, ground black pepper and other spices to taste to the whites. Beat with a mixer until foamy.
4. Mix the yolks with sour cream and beat.
5. Pour the yolk-sour cream mixture into the whites in a thin stream, stirring constantly with a whisk.
6. Add half the flour. Stir, add the remaining flour and mix again. The result should be a homogeneous mass with a consistency reminiscent of 15% sour cream. If necessary, add a little more flour or sour cream (ordinary water).
The correct batter has the consistency of sour cream
Fries onion rings
Fried onions are not only prepared in the deep fryer. At home, it is replaced with a frying pan or saucepan. During the process, a slotted spoon is used to make it easier to remove the finished rings from the hot oil.
The composition of the batter products is designed for a delicate taste, but the ingredients can be replaced at your discretion.
Composition of ingredients
In the process you will need a small list of products:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 2 heads |
Wheat flour | 200 g for sprinkling 100 g for batter |
Vegetable oil | 60 ml |
Egg | 1 PC. |
Salt | taste |
Milk | 200 ml |
Step-by-step cooking process
Onions are prepared according to the following recipe:
- They start by preparing the batter - whisk together the egg, milk and butter. If using a mixer, beat at low speed for 1 minute. Add flour and salt in small portions, while kneading the batter.
- Pour flour into a separate plate.
- Peel the onion, wash it and cut into thick circles.
- Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat it.
- Each ring is rolled in flour and dipped in dough. Place the onion in a frying pan with sizzling oil and fry on both sides until a crust appears.
- The finished rings are picked up with a slotted spoon and transferred to a plate with paper towels. Place the onion on a napkin to drain off excess oil. The rings are not covered to prevent them from getting soft.
- Transfer the rings to a common dish and serve with different sauces.
Fried onion with kefir
At home, fried onions are cooked in well-heated oil, its temperature should reach 200°. To ensure the onion is well fried, cut it into thin rings with a sharp knife. This recipe involves preliminary preparation of the vegetable, when it is soaked in kefir for 1 hour. The entire cooking process, excluding the preparation of the onion, takes no more than 15 minutes.
Composition of ingredients
The dish is prepared from the following components:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 2 heads |
Wheat flour | 400 g |
Vegetable oil | 1.5 l |
Ground pepper, salt | taste |
Kefir | 400 ml |
Step-by-step cooking process
The process for preparing onions is as follows:
- Peel the onion, wash it and cut it into rings.
- The rings are separated from each other, placed on a plate and filled with kefir. Press the rings so that they sink to the bottom of the dish. Leave the onion for 1 hour.
- To make the batter, mix flour with salt and pepper.
- Pour oil into the frying pan and heat to the required temperature. Prepare a dish covered with a paper towel.
- Each ring is rolled in the prepared dry mixture and transferred to a frying pan. Fry until golden brown.
- Remove the finished onion with a slotted spoon and place it on a towel.
Another simple batter
To prepare this onion fries you need to take:
- several large onions;
- one hundred grams of flour;
- two eggs;
- a little ground paprika;
- hot pepper to taste or ground black pepper.
Hot pepper and paprika are mixed with flour. You can also add salt to taste. The onion is peeled, washed and dried, then cut into rings. Each ring is dipped in an egg, then in flour, again in an egg and again in flour. Fry in a large amount of vegetable oil until the dish becomes golden brown.
French fries will soon replace the potato of the same name. It is prepared according to a similar principle. Vegetables are chopped and sent to deep fry. To do this, you don’t need to have professional equipment; an ordinary saucepan with a slotted spoon will do. However, onions can be cooked in different ways, such as in batter or simply in flour. It is used as a side dish for meat, as a tasty snack, and sometimes as a decoration.
For hot dogs
Onion fries recipe for adding to hot dogs, burgers or as a side dish.
Composition of ingredients
The following ingredients are used to prepare onions:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 500 g |
Wheat flour | 2-3 tbsp. l. |
Vegetable oil | 250 g |
Salt | 10 g |
Step-by-step cooking process
Onion fries are made as follows:
- Remove the skin from the onion and keep the onion under water so that the juice escapes and does not irritate the mucous membranes of the eyes.
- Cut the onions into cubes, sprinkle with salt and stir.
- Leave for 10-15 minutes so that the vegetable releases its juice and absorbs the salt.
- Sprinkle the mixture evenly with flour and stir.
- Pour oil into a frying pan, heat it and add onions. Fry, stirring regularly, until golden brown.
- Place the prepared onion in a sieve and place on a dish lined with a paper towel.
- Wait for the excess oil to drain off and use the cooked onions to prepare the dish.
With curry
Fried onions are prepared at home with the addition of herbs, spices or dried herbs to create a snack with a piquant or spicy taste.
Composition of ingredients
Ingredients for preparing spicy onion fries:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 3 heads |
Wheat flour | 40 g |
Vegetable oil | 150 ml |
Salt | 10 g |
Curry | 10 g |
Step-by-step cooking process
The process takes 15-20 minutes. and takes place in the following stages:
- The onion is peeled, washed, and cut into thin rings.
- To make the batter, mix flour with spices and salt.
- Onion rings are rolled in the prepared dry mixture. It should be tightly covered with breading.
- Pour oil into a frying pan and heat it until sizzling.
- Place the rings in a frying pan and fry, stirring, until a crust forms.
- Remove the finished rings from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel.
When the excess oil is absorbed, the onions are transferred to a common dish and served or added to the main dish.
With sesame
A method for preparing onion snacks with the addition of sesame seeds. The entire process, taking into account the preparation of components, takes about 1 hour. The calorie content of the finished dish is about 360 kcal per 100 g.
Composition of ingredients
To prepare 6 servings of snacks, use the following list of products:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 700 g |
Wheat flour | 40 g |
Vegetable oil | 500 ml |
Parmesan | 50 g |
Egg | 1 PC. |
Salt | taste |
Breadcrumbs | 150 g |
Sesame | 60 g |
Milk | 5 ml |
Step-by-step cooking process
Prepare the dish in the following steps:
- Peel the onion and cut it crosswise to make rings. The thickness of the rings is kept to about 5-7 mm. The finished rings are separated from each other, placed in a bowl and filled with warm water for 15 minutes. Then use a knife to remove the film from the outer and inner sides of the rings.
- Pour flour into a plate and mix it with salt.
- Pour breadcrumbs, sesame seeds into another plate, grate cheese, and mix the ingredients. Add the egg and milk and mix again until smooth.
- Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat it.
- The rings are rolled alternately in the flour mixture, then in the egg mixture. Alternate this order 2-3 times.
- After breading, the rings are placed in a frying pan and fried on both sides until golden brown.
- Place the finished rings on a paper towel and leave for a few minutes to absorb excess oil.
Fried onions in a frying pan, recipe with sesame seeds.
- Serve hot.
Ingredients
For rings:
- 2–3 large onions;
- 1 chicken egg;
- 180 ml milk;
- 1.5 cups wheat flour;
- salt to taste;
- dried parsley to taste;
- dried garlic to taste;
- corn starch;
- breadcrumbs;
- vegetable oil.
For the sauce:
- 0.5 cups sour cream;
- 1–3 cloves of garlic;
- salt to taste;
- ground black pepper to taste.
In addition, you will need a deep fryer or a thick-walled pan.
In beer batter
An option for preparing fried onion rings as a snack for beer or cooling drinks.
Composition of ingredients
Ingredients for cooking:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 2 heads |
Wheat flour | 60 g |
Vegetable oil | 150 ml |
Light beer | 0.5 l |
Egg | 1 PC. |
Spices | taste |
Step-by-step cooking process
The dish is prepared in the following order:
- The onion is peeled, washed, cut into thick rings, at least 0.5 cm wide. The rings are divided among themselves.
- To make the batter, beat the egg and spices together. Gradually add beer. Knead the flour in portions. Stir until a homogeneous mixture is formed.
- Pour vegetable oil into the frying pan and heat it.
- The rings are dipped into the prepared dough and placed in sizzling oil. Fry until a crust forms.
Remove the onion with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel.
Marinated onion rings in milk batter
Many people prefer to buy this snack in a ready-made form in the store. However, here you can run into an unscrupulous manufacturer who will not add a single natural ingredient to the composition. This means homemade onion rings are not only more delicious, but also healthy and safe for health.
What you will need:
The peculiarity of the recipe is that there will be a marinating process. And vinegar will be used for this.
How to cook
Peel, wash and dry the bulbs. Cut into rings 5 mm thick.
Pour the vinegar into a bowl, put the rings in there, and let them sit for 20 minutes. Then rinse - water is provided for this in the recipe.
Next is a batter made from flour, milk, eggs, salt and spices. Mix everything and bring to the desired thickness. Dip the rings into the batter and fry in a heated frying pan until fully cooked.
In sour cream batter
Fried onions are prepared at home with the addition of various ingredients for a brighter or more delicate taste. Sour cream is added to the classic method of preparing fried onions to create a snack with a light creamy taste.
Composition of ingredients
For cooking you will need the following products:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 2 heads |
Wheat flour | 100 g |
Vegetable oil | 100 ml |
Sour cream | 40 g |
Egg | 2 pcs. |
Salt | 10 g |
Spices | taste |
Step-by-step cooking process
Prepare fried onions following the recipe:
- Peel the onion and cut it crosswise to make rings. Separate the rings from each other and lower each one for 1-2 seconds. into boiling water to soften.
- For the batter, beat the egg with sour cream, flour and spices.
- Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan or saucepan and heat it.
- Each ring is dipped into the dough and fried in boiling oil until a crust forms. Fry the rings on both sides.
- Place the cooked onions on a plate with a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
Another simple batter
To prepare this onion fries you need to take:
- several large onions;
- one hundred grams of flour;
- two eggs;
- a little ground paprika;
- hot pepper to taste or ground black pepper.
Hot pepper and paprika are mixed with flour. You can also add salt to taste. The onion is peeled, washed and dried, then cut into rings. Each ring is dipped in an egg, then in flour, again in an egg and again in flour. Fry in a large amount of vegetable oil until the dish becomes golden brown.
French fries will soon replace the potato of the same name. It is prepared according to a similar principle. Vegetables are chopped and sent to deep fry. To do this, you don’t need to have professional equipment; an ordinary saucepan with a slotted spoon will do. However, onions can be cooked in different ways, such as in batter or simply in flour. It is used as a side dish for meat, as a tasty snack, and sometimes as a decoration.
In batter without eggs
A recipe for making battered onion rings that does not require the addition of eggs.
Composition of ingredients
The following products are used for preparation:
Product | Quantity |
Bulb onions | 2 heads |
Wheat flour | 150 g |
Vegetable oil | 100 ml |
Ground black pepper | 1 pinch |
Coriander peas | 1 tsp. |
The water is cold | 100 ml |
Parsley | 3-4 branches |
Paprika | 9 g |
Turmeric | 9 g |
Step-by-step cooking process
Prepare the rings as follows:
- Peel the onion and wash it under cold water to remove excess juice. Slice the onions crosswise to form rings. Separate them with your fingers.
- The batter is made from chopped herbs, spices and flour. Gradually add water to the mixture and knead until smooth.
- Pour oil into the pan and heat until sizzling.
- The rings are dipped into the batter so that it completely covers the onion. Transfer the rings into a frying pan and fry on both sides until a crust appears.
Recipe: Deep-fried onions. Calorie, chemical composition and nutritional value.
Nutritional value and chemical composition of “Deep-fried onions”.
The table shows the nutritional content (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) per 100 grams of edible portion.
Nutrient | Quantity | Norm** | % of the norm in 100 g | % of the norm in 100 kcal | 100% normal |
Calorie content | 86.1 kcal | 1684 kcal | 5.1% | 5.9% | 1956 |
Squirrels | 3.8 g | 76 g | 5% | 5.8% | 2000 g |
Fats | 0.5 g | 56 g | 0.9% | 1% | 11200 g |
Carbohydrates | 16.2 g | 219 g | 7.4% | 8.6% | 1352 g |
Organic acids | 0.3 g | ~ | |||
Alimentary fiber | 8.1 g | 20 g | 40.5% | 47% | 247 g |
Water | 64.8 g | 2273 g | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3508 g |
Ash | 1.413 g | ~ | |||
Vitamins | |||||
beta carotene | 0.002 mg | 5 mg | 250000 g | ||
Vitamin B1, thiamine | 0.099 mg | 1.5 mg | 6.6% | 7.7% | 1515 g |
Vitamin B2, riboflavin | 0.051 mg | 1.8 mg | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3529 g |
Vitamin B4, choline | 17.24 mg | 500 mg | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2900 g |
Vitamin B5, pantothenic | 0.283 mg | 5 mg | 5.7% | 6.6% | 1767 |
Vitamin B6, pyridoxine | 0.339 mg | 2 mg | 17% | 19.7% | 590 g |
Vitamin B9, folates | 25.431 mcg | 400 mcg | 6.4% | 7.4% | 1573 g |
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid | 15.54 mg | 90 mg | 17.3% | 20.1% | 579 g |
Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol, TE | 0.565 mg | 15 mg | 3.8% | 4.4% | 2655 g |
Vitamin H, biotin | 2.543 mcg | 50 mcg | 5.1% | 5.9% | 1966 |
Vitamin K, phylloquinone | 1.1 mcg | 120 mcg | 0.9% | 1% | 10909 g |
Vitamin RR, NE | 1.2956 mg | 20 mg | 6.5% | 7.5% | 1544 g |
Niacin | 0.48 mg | ~ | |||
Macronutrients | |||||
Potassium, K | 395.6 mg | 2500 mg | 15.8% | 18.4% | 632 g |
Calcium, Ca | 70.08 mg | 1000 mg | 7% | 8.1% | 1427 g |
Silicon, Si | 14.128 mg | 30 mg | 47.1% | 54.7% | 212 g |
Magnesium, Mg | 31.65 mg | 400 mg | 7.9% | 9.2% | 1264 g |
Sodium, Na | 9.04 mg | 1300 mg | 0.7% | 0.8% | 14381 g |
Sera, S | 183.67 mg | 1000 mg | 18.4% | 21.4% | 544 g |
Phosphorus, P | 131.1 mg | 800 mg | 16.4% | 19% | 610 g |
Chlorine, Cl | 70.64 mg | 2300 mg | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3256 g |
Microelements | |||||
Aluminium, Al | 1130.3 mcg | ~ | |||
Bor, B | 565.1 mcg | ~ | |||
Iron, Fe | 1.808 mg | 18 mg | 10% | 11.6% | 996 g |
Yod, I | 8.48 mcg | 150 mcg | 5.7% | 6.6% | 1769 |
Cobalt, Co | 14.128 mcg | 10 mcg | 141.3% | 164.1% | 71 g |
Manganese, Mn | 0.6499 mg | 2 mg | 32.5% | 37.7% | 308 g |
Copper, Cu | 240.18 mcg | 1000 mcg | 24% | 27.9% | 416 g |
Nickel, Ni | 8.477 mcg | ~ | |||
Rubidium, Rb | 1345 mcg | ~ | |||
Selenium, Se | 1.413 mcg | 55 mcg | 2.6% | 3% | 3892 g |
Fluorine, F | 87.6 mcg | 4000 mcg | 2.2% | 2.6% | 4566 g |
Chromium, Cr | 5.65 mcg | 50 mcg | 11.3% | 13.1% | 885 g |
Zinc, Zn | 2.4018 mg | 12 mg | 20% | 23.2% | 500 g |
Digestible carbohydrates | |||||
Starch and dextrins | 0.254 g | ~ | |||
Mono- and disaccharides (sugars) | 18.3 g | max 100 g | |||
Glucose (dextrose) | 3.673 g | ~ | |||
Sucrose | 18.367 g | ~ | |||
Fructose | 3.391 g | ~ | |||
Essential amino acids | 0.808 g | ~ | |||
Arginine* | 0.452 g | ~ | |||
Valin | 0.071 g | ~ | |||
Histidine* | 0.04 g | ~ | |||
Isoleucine | 0.113 g | ~ | |||
Leucine | 0.141 g | ~ | |||
Lysine | 0.17 g | ~ | |||
Methionine | 0.028 g | ~ | |||
Methionine + Cysteine | 0.057 g | ~ | |||
Threonine | 0.113 g | ~ | |||
Tryptophan | 0.057 g | ~ | |||
Phenylalanine | 0.116 g | ~ | |||
Phenylalanine+Tyrosine | 0.198 g | ~ | |||
Nonessential amino acids | 1.873 g | ~ | |||
Alanin | 0.164 g | ~ | |||
Aspartic acid | 0.198 g | ~ | |||
Glycine | 0.116 g | ~ | |||
Glutamic acid | 0.622 g | ~ | |||
Proline | 0.085 g | ~ | |||
Serin | 0.076 g | ~ | |||
Tyrosine | 0.085 g | ~ | |||
Cysteine | 0.037 g | ~ | |||
Saturated fatty acids | |||||
Saturated fatty acids | 0.1 g | max 18.7 g |
The energy value of deep-fried onions is 86.1 kcal.
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** This table shows the average levels of vitamins and minerals for an adult. If you want to know the norms taking into account your gender, age and other factors, then use the “My Healthy Diet” application.
Useful tips
You can cook fried onions faster or make the dish tastier if you follow a few simple tips.
It is also important to be able to choose the right main ingredient, which gives the main flavor to the dish:
How to cook onion rings at home in batter
How to properly prepare onion rings so that they are tasty, crispy and at the same time no different from a restaurant dish?
It turns out that doing this is not at all as difficult as it might seem. This dish is distinguished by its versatility, ease of preparation, and most importantly, there are many recipes, so everyone can find their own way - the most delicious and simplest.