Crispy Guinness beer battered onion rings with a Dijon mustard dip and seasoned with fresh rosemary.
If I was told I could take three things to a desert island, my list would probably be an onion, flour and some oil. I have a serious veggie crush on beer battered onion rings and I’ll regularly ask for them in place of french fries if the chance comes up when I’m eating out.
But they have to be big and crispy, not those weird breaded versions that you sometimes find at some fast food places. They have to be seasoned well with lots of salt and the onion has to separate when you bite into it. Can you tell I’m picky about my rings?
Making onion rings isn’t that difficult but preparation is important. Every ingredient has to be ready at hand and because most of us don’t own a restaurant sized fryer, you have to work fast.
The house is going to smell like oil for days and clean-up sucks big time, but if you love them as much as I do It’s so worth it. I love using beer when I make a batter for frying, fish tacos and fish n’ chips always get cooked this way in my kitchen and with so many amazing craft beers available, don’t settle for using a tasteless light beer.
The Guinness gave me a deep, dark brown batter and the flavor really came through. Because I’m a dipper, I made an easy mayonnaise and Dijon dip with…yup more Guinness. Add these to your St Patrick’s Day menu but don’t feel bad if you make them in the middle of August too, it’s totally acceptable!
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Guinness Beer Battered Onion Rings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 quarts of canola oil
- 2 large onions
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary chopped finely
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups Guinness beer
For The Dip
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Guinness
Instructions
- To make the dip, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard and beer. Season with a little black pepper and set aside.
- Heat the oil to 365 degrees over a medium heat, in a pan at least 3 inches deep.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, rosemary, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Peel the onions and slice into thick rings. Set the smaller inner rings to the side incase you don't want to use them.
- Add the beer to the flour mixture and whisk until all of the lumps have disappeared. It should be resemble a pancake batter consistency.
- Have a baking tray beside your pan lined with paper towel.
- Once the oil is at the correct temperature, dip one ring at a time into the batter shaking off the excess.
- Gently drop the onion ring into the oil and repeat until you have no more room left in the pan. don't overcrowd or they may stick together.
- Cook the onion rings for about 1-2 minutes each side or until golden brown.
- Using tongs, transfer the cooked rings from the oil to the paper towel and let them drain for a few minutes.
- Season them with some more salt and rosemary if desired.
- Repeat the process until you have cooked as many as you need.
Recipe Notes
Check the temperature of the oil frequently especially before adding more rings to cook, and adjust the heat to keep it at or around 365 degrees.
You can keep the cooked onion rings warm in a low set oven until you're ready to serve them.
Nikki @Seeded at the Table says
The most beautiful onion rings I’ve ever seen! Thanks for linking up to mine, as well! ;)
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
These look like absolute perfection
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
These onion rings look incredible, Gerry! Love the Guinness batter!
Lokness @ The Missing Lokness says
My husband and I love onion rings, but we are very picky about them. Yours look just perfect! With that light batter and all those flavorful seasoning, I am totally going to try this!
Lisa @ Wine & Glue says
These look amazing! So this is kind of unrelated, but I had fish fry last night that had CINNAMON in the batter. It was disgusting. And now I feel totally inspired by you to make my own batter at home. And then these. I LOVE a good onion ring. And these are literally making me drool.
Andrea @ Deglazing Delicious says
Ummmm these look amazing! I have some irish friends that will freak over this.
Gorgeous photos!
The Modern Day Girlfriend says
these look delicious, we love onion rings, we will have to try these!
Dan says
Wow those look amazing. Great photos, awesome recipe with Guinness.
Liren says
I agree, I’ll take onion rings over fries any day! Guinness batter is genius, Gerry. They are fried to perfection!
sue|theviewfromgreatisland says
it doesn’t get better than this…sharing!
Stephanie Manley says
These look incredible, I love beer batter onion rings, I will love these even more.
Brian @ A Thought For Food says
Growing up, I was always a French fry kid. As an adult, I’ve grown to really appreciate a good onion ring… and these, with that dipping sauce, would really beat out any side.
foodnessgracious says
Thanks Brian, i’m a huge onion ring freak but they have to be made a certain way :)
Tara says
These were amazing! Absolutely love the flavor. I ended up needing a little less Guinness for the batter since the humidity the day I made them was 100+ percent, but otherwise perfect.
foodnessgracious says
Glad to hear it Tara! i could eat them all day long, thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it :)
Dina says
Would this batter be good with mushrooms along with the onion rings?
Thanks!
foodnessgracious says
Hi Dina, yes for sure, great idea!!
Ana says
Anyone try these with the 1:1 gluten free flour? They look amazing but I don’t want to invest the time and effort if GF flour is going to ruin the results! Thanks!!!