09-04-2020, 05:42 PM
I had a lot of success losing weight this summer by cutting out carbs. One thing I really miss is French fries or potato chips with burgers, sandwiches, etc.
I recently realized that if I use almond flour to make the batter onion rings would be very low carb. I have done one set of experiments, but now I am ready for a trial run on a large batch.
When I used batter on fresh onion rings the problem was that the batter fell off in the oil while cooking. So I decided I will make frozen onion rings. Hopefully that will keep the batter on the onions while they fry.
First I am going to slice and separate the rings of onions on cookie sheets. Then I will freeze them. Once the are frozen I will make up some almond flour batter with egg and spices. The almond flour gives just the slightest sweet taste but the first ones I made tasted kind of bland. So I added lots of salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and a little red pepper to the batter.
Then I will dip the frozen onion rings in the batter and spread them back out on the cookie sheets to freeze. Once they are frozen I can bag them up. A lot of the batter may still fall off when I fry them, but I will eat them anyway. If too much falls off I will try baking them.
I also learned that I have to use wide thick rings of onion. the onion part tends to shrink up some while frying and you end up with more bread rings than onion rings.
I promise to post the results, but if anyone has any tips on making home made onion rings I would like to hear them.
I recently realized that if I use almond flour to make the batter onion rings would be very low carb. I have done one set of experiments, but now I am ready for a trial run on a large batch.
When I used batter on fresh onion rings the problem was that the batter fell off in the oil while cooking. So I decided I will make frozen onion rings. Hopefully that will keep the batter on the onions while they fry.
First I am going to slice and separate the rings of onions on cookie sheets. Then I will freeze them. Once the are frozen I will make up some almond flour batter with egg and spices. The almond flour gives just the slightest sweet taste but the first ones I made tasted kind of bland. So I added lots of salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and a little red pepper to the batter.
Then I will dip the frozen onion rings in the batter and spread them back out on the cookie sheets to freeze. Once they are frozen I can bag them up. A lot of the batter may still fall off when I fry them, but I will eat them anyway. If too much falls off I will try baking them.
I also learned that I have to use wide thick rings of onion. the onion part tends to shrink up some while frying and you end up with more bread rings than onion rings.
I promise to post the results, but if anyone has any tips on making home made onion rings I would like to hear them.
