By PAUL SIDORIAK
Step 1: Ingredients
Ingredients2-3 Sweet Onions Cleaned and Cut into about 1/2″ thick rings
1 1/2 cups seasoned flower
1 1/2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs
1/2 cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs
4 Eggs
1/3 cup cooking oil of your choice
Additional Ingredients (used to taste)
Sriracha Hot Sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Seasoning for Seasoned Flour: Season Liberally to Taste Italian Seasoning Salt Black Pepper Garlic Powder
Step 2: Prepare the Onion Rings
Prepare the egg bath by putting the eggs as well as a good amount of the Worcestershire sauce and Sriracha in a blender and blend on high for 2 min. With the blender running, drizzle in the cooking oil of your choice and let blend with the eggs and sauces for an additional min. The egg mix will help the breading adhere to the onion, but will also promote browning. Transfer the egg mixture to a bowl deep enough for dunking the onions.
With a fork, transfer the onion ring seasoned in flour to the egg mixture, giving it a good dunk. Drop into the seasoned bread crumb mixture
Shake the onion with the egg mixture on it in the seasoned crumbs until it gets coated well with the crumb mixture. Coat until it gets covered as completely as possible.
Carefully transfer to a plate or a tray taking care to prevent the coating from being knocked off Transfer plate or tray to the freezer for 30 min
Step 3: Prepare your Grill
Your grill should be pre heated and stabilized at about 375F.
Create a barrier between the direct heat of the grill. A sheet pan, or pizza pan from the dollar store works well for this.
Arrange the onion rings on the grill leaving space between them to promote even cooking
Cook for about 8 to 10 min per side until golden brown and crunchy
The less you handle the onion rings, the better chance the breading has of not falling off
Step 4: Enjoy-
I made the onion rings on the grill to be enjoyed with burgers.
The problem is that a majority of them get eaten before they even get to the plate
You may need to double the recipe if you plan on having enough of these delicious Sweet Grilled Onion Rings to share!
Enjoy-
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Paul moved to Montana in 1996 with about a dozen friends from Lyndon State College in Vermont. He is still reluctantly paying his student loans and has carved out a career working as a supplier representative for various food and beverage products. Paul enjoys grilling after a day on the water or an afternoon in the garden where he has been known to grow heirloom tomatoes and peppers out of spite. Often cooking for extended family and friends, he takes a whimsical approach to cooking simple, seasonal dishes, while not taking it too seriously.
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