Fried Onion Strips

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• canola oil, for frying
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 cup seasoned flour
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• sea salt
• 2 vidalia onions, sliced into 1/2 inch strips

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in deep pan (about 1-inch) to 360 degrees.
• 2 combine buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce in a medium bowl.
• 3 mix flour, cayenne,1 teaspoons salt and pepper in a bag.
• 4 peel the onions, after cutting off the top and bottom, halve the onion from top to bottom, placing cut side down, cut into 1/2 inch strips. separate.
• 5 pat dry and dip in buttermilk mixture to coat.
• 6 transfer slices to bag and toss to coat.
• 7 deep-fry in batches until golden, about 2 minutes.
• 8 transfer to paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• 9 sprinkle with sea salt.
• 10 serve.