Vidalia Onion Strings with Horseradish Aioli
Vidalia Onion Strings with Horseradish Aioli might just be the world's most perfect appetizer, these thin sweet onions rings are fried to perfection in minutes!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- vegetable oil for frying Note: you'll need enough to fill your pan to a depth of at least 3 inches.
- 1 large Vidalia onion
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
horseradish aioli
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp prepared horseradish or horseradish cream
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- a dash of salt
- lots of freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel and thinly slice the onion. I use my mandoline slicer set between 1/8 and 1/4 inch.
- Pour the buttermilk into a large bowl and add the onions, carefully separating the rings with your fingers.
- In a pie plate or similar dish toss together the cornmeal, salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a large pot to a temperature of 340-350F. A clip on thermometer helps. Note: make sure to bring your oil up to the correct temperature for best results.
- When the oil is hot, grab a handful of rings from the buttermilk and let the excess drip off. Toss them in the cornmeal, coating all surfaces. Shake off any excess before dropping them in the oil. Fry for about a minute and a half, until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels. Note: fry the onions in batches to avoid crowding the pan.
- Mix the horseradish aioli ingredients together and serve with the onion strings.
Notes
- Double or triple the recipe if you like, but make separate batches of the cornmeal mixture because it will get increasingly clumped as the wet onion rings are dredged in it.
- It's important that you get your oil hot enough before frying your rings. I use an inexpensive clip on thermometor to insure I get the right temperature. You can find them on Amazon.
Nutrition
Calories: 497 kcal · Carbohydrates: 55 g · Protein: 9 g · Fat: 27 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 14 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 0.1 g · Cholesterol: 20 mg · Sodium: 879 mg · Potassium: 423 mg · Fiber: 7 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 146 IU · Vitamin C: 6 mg · Calcium: 115 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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