Unlike a lot of foods requiring oil frying, these little beauties are SO easy and they won’t totally trash your kitchen. They’re awesome on top of salads or burgers, or for a topping on casseroles or even just to snack on.You’ll need three bowls. One with an egg and a little milk, one with some white flour and seasonings, and one with your sliced onions. You can slice your onions however you like. I slice them about 1/8-1/4″ wide and then quarter the slice of whole onion so the pieces are only an inch or two long. (ya, ya…forgot the picture of that one…)
Take a small handful of onions at a time and dunk them in the egg. Lift them up and let any excess egg drip off. We don’t want to deep fry clumps of egg here. Actually, that would probably taste good. Pretty much anything deep fried tastes good, but that’s beside the point.
After they’ve had a dunk in the egg, then just toss them around in the flour mixture until everything is coated. This is where you can personalize these little bits of yumminess. The recipe here is the most basic one, add seasonings to your heart’s delight.
The next step is to pop them in a pot of hot oil, for just a couple of minutes.
Take them out when they’re golden brown and let them drain on some paper towels.
Now eat one warm. And if no one’s looking, bust out the ranch dressing and give it a dip. Just to be naughty.
Let them cool to room temp and then you can use them on salads (they’d be seriously awesome on this salad), to top casseroles, on burgers or sandwiches, or just to snack on!
Crispy Shoestring Onions
Recipe by Our Best Bites
1 large onion, halved and cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 C flour
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
vegetable oil for frying
Heat 2 inches of oil to 350 degrees. Make sure to use a pot with sides (as opposed to a skillet style pan) so the oil doesn’t boil over when you add the onions).
Lightly beat eggs with milk in one bowl and place flour and seasonings in another bowl.
Working with a handful of onions at a time, dip in egg mixture and let excess drip off. Then dredge in flour and lightly toss to coat. Place onions in hot oil and cook until golden brown. Remove and place on folded papertowels to absorb oil. Repeat process until all onions are fried.
Yield: About 4 C of shoestring onions. Note that this is a lot! If you’re not going to use extra for snacking, you may want to half the recipe.
Questions & Reviews
These are delish! But don’t drain anything deepfried on paper towels. Drain them on a rack over a baking pan.
Oh lovely I’ve made the cheesy bacon and egg breakfast cups with my crispy golden onion rings and a mixture of all kind of peppers and mushroom with seasoning for my husband and he loves it so much he wants it for every breakfast
I love these on salads instead of croutons. Delicious!!!
Here’s a wee idea that might make things a bit less messy….add the onions to a ziplock freezer bag, and then add JUST enough flour and seasonings to coat, give a shake, and voila!
Onion is one of herbs can be made variety of food, and especially it can make us to be spirit to eat. I like Bawang Goreng or fried onion mixed in my food. thank you for your kindness share this tutorial.
Thank you so much for this super simple delicious recipe. I used to spend over $5 on a 24oz frenchs onion rings for baking breading salads and just snacks! This recipe cuts the cost to about 50cents per 24oz!!!!!! Plus its fresh thank you my entire family loves it!!!!
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These were great! Very crispy with lots of flavor. Very easy to make too!
I had some shoestring onions on a salad recently and wanted to make some so I found your recipe and it was easy to make and it sure was yummy. I put the onions on top of a burger patty on top of a salad and it was delicious. It was like having a yummy burger without the bun.
Looks delicious,will be making it soon.
Thanks
I would like to make these for thanksgiving. How far ahead of time can I make these? And should I store them in pantry or fridge in a container with a lid or baggie? I just dont want soggy onions when I go to use them for thanksgiving. I wont have time to make these close to thanksgiving, that is why I am asking. Thanks.
Jeannie, you’ll want to make them as close to the day as possible, like the day before maybe? I’ve never stored them for super long term, and fried foods are always hit and miss! I’d probably put them in a container but maybe keep the lid cracked a little for circulation.
By far the best little onion rings I have ever had and just the perfect size for popping into your mouth. Thanks for the recipe.
oh my mind just went wild when you said add any kind of seasonings you like, just thinking of all the soups and salids and bugers i can jazz up. thanks and good luck with the contest
I would love to have the machine! It would help in my design work which I use to applique on the baby quilts I make and sell!
I would love to have that machine. It would help me with creating designs which I applique on my baby quilts and sell!! I would share it with my daughter also, she is very creative!
I would LOVE the machine! It would help me come up with creative designs which I applique on baby quilts and sell!! I may share it with my daughter as well. She is very creative!
How exciting for you! I can't wait to see your recipe!
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Wow! We tried these this weekend and they were great! Thanks for posting, your recipes are always So good!
Yay! I couldn't be happier for you two. How fun!
I am getting giddy thinking of all the ways I could use fried onions…
MMMMMMMM!
Not a dumb question at all! You can use any onion really, but white or sweet yellow would probably be best.
OH MY… my husband LOVES these things! (Which is weird b/c he is not a fan of onions… not quite sure how that makes any sense!) So yummy on salads and burgers!
Okay, so this may be a dumb question, but do you use a white onions?
P.S. Congrats on the cookoff… you'll win for sure! Everything on this site is amazing.
Of course these look delicious, but I HAVE to get on here to say congratulations for all you ladies have accomplished! You deserve everything that comes your way because you two are awesome!
I made your guiltless alfredo last night. It was amazing!
Lacey, I have no idea! I wonder if they'd lose some of the crispiness since it's such a light breading, but I'm not sure. If you try it out, let us know!
These look delish and my hubby loves them on his burgers. Do you think I could freeze these in batches and then warm on a baking sheet???
hooray! good luck to you guys
Shannon- reading minds is just one of our many talents! lol
This is so funny that you posted this today. Last night I had a craving for green bean casserole (no not the yucky canned kind – one with fresh green beans and mushrooms, yum!) but it's topped with homemade croutons and I thought "I wonder if I could make my own fried onions to top it because that would be even better…I bet best bites has a tutorial!" And sure enough, you did! Today! Perfect timing.