These beer-battered onion rings are the most delicious way to prepare them. The beer batter is prepared in just a few minutes, and they are exceptionally good every time!
Crunchy, golden, and fried to perfection, they will quickly become a favorite snack and side dish. I like to serve this with lime mayo sauce, boom boom sauce, comeback sauce, yum yum sauce, or sweet and sour sauce.
My husband is an absolute fanatic when it comes to crispy onion rings. He LOVES THEM!! Now add some beer batter, and he thinks that he died and went to heaven. It was no surprise that he was munching down these like there was no tomorrow.
They are so easy; you can cook them in a deep fryer or a heavy pan like a Dutch oven using a thermometer. The sweet lime mayo dipping sauce quickly comes together and can be prepared ahead of time. Hubby got a new fryer from his employer for a milestone, so we deep-fried this batch. However, we have made them in the Dutch oven with much less oil and great success.
Ingredients Needed
For the rings
- Onions: preferably yellow or Vidalia
- All-purpose flour
- Seasonings: ground cayenne pepper, ground cumin, salt, freshly ground black pepper, and garlic powder
- Egg: a large one
- Beer: a non-light, mildly flavored beer. Now is not the time for a chocolate coffee stout.
- Vegetable oil: canola or peanut oil
For the sauce
- Mayonnaise: I use Duke’s
- Ketchup
- Seasonings: fresh ground black pepper, ground cayenne pepper, and salt
- Garlic: just a clove of fresh
- Lime: for fresh juice
How To Make Beer Battered Onion Rings
This is the nutshell version. See the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients and instructions.
First, mix the mayo, ketchup, black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, and lime juice. Place some flour on a shallow plate and mix your beer batter.
Heat the oil in a large, heavy pot, like a Dutch oven or deep fryer. Dip the onion rings in the flour and then dunk them in the beer batter. Fry in the oil until golden brown, working in small batches. Drain the excess grease on a paper towel-covered wire rack and serve with the homemade lime mayo sauce.
Preparation Tips and Storage
- Non-alcoholic beer or club soda can be substituted for the beer.
- Sweet onions are the best for flavor, but honestly, any onion makes a decent ring.
- I personally like working with the batter when it is thin, so I use 1 1/2 cups of beer. You can start with 1 cup and add more as you work with it until you get the consistency you desire.
- Use oil with a high smoking point, like peanut, vegetable, or canola.
- Try to maintain a consistent fry temperature of 375 degrees. Use a candy or deep-fry thermometer. Dutch ovens are good heavy pans for frying. Because of their thickness, they maintain and hold heat well.
- Store leftover onion rings in an airtight container in the refrigerator. For best results, reheat them in the air fryer for 2-3 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
My personal favorite is the sweet Vidalia Onion, followed by the sweet Walla Walla Onion. Almost all Vidalia Onions are grown within seventy-five miles of Vidalia, Georgia. Walla Walla Onions are grown in Walla Walla County, Washington State.
Both of these sweet onions make delectable onion rings; however, yellow and white onions can be used as well. They are a little stronger but still make awesome onion rings.
My personal favorite is Sam Adams Boston Lager; however, any beer will do the trick. A Belgian-style tripel will lend a little bit of sweetness to your onion rings, and generally speaking, the non-light beers will lend more flavor and add more crispiness to your rings.
So, if you love onions and beer batter, put this Beer-Battered Onion Rings recipe on your to-try list. You and your loved ones will be tickled pink.
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Beer Battered Onion Rings
Ingredients
Lime Mayo Sauce
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 small clove garlic finely minced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Onion rings
- 2 large sweet onions rough skins removed cut into 1/2-inch rings and separated
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1-1 1/2 cups beer
- Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine mayo, ketchup, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, garlic, and lime juice.
- Set 1/4 cup of flour aside on a shallow plate. In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder, beaten egg, and 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups beer, depending on how thick you want the batter.
- Heat the oil to 375 degrees. Dip onion rings in flour and then into the batter. Fry battered onion rings in the hot oil until browned, about 4 minutes. Place them on a paper towel-covered wire rack while working in small batches.
- Serve hot with Lime Mayo Sauce
Notes
- Non-alcoholic beer or club soda can be substituted for the beer.
- Sweet onions are the best for flavor, but honestly, any onion makes a decent ring.
- I personally like working with the batter when it is thin, so I use 1 1/2 cups of beer. You can start with 1 cup and add more as you work with it until you get the consistency you desire.
- Use oil with a high smoking point, like peanut, vegetable, or canola.
- Try to maintain a consistent fry temperature of 375 degrees. Use a candy or deep-fry thermometer. Dutch ovens are good heavy pans for frying. Because of their thickness, they maintain and hold heat well.
- Store leftover onion rings in an airtight container in the refrigerator. For best results, reheat them in the air fryer for 2-3 minutes.
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Ellen
These look Ah-mazing! They remind me of the onion rings my Mom used to make. Definitely trying these soon.
DIane
So crispy and delicious! These onion rings are a family favorite!
Erica
These sound delicious! I’m curious to try them with gluten free flour.
Emily Liao
These onion rings taste just like the ones I ate in a restaurant! Love it.
Mario
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Krissy
Oh my goodness! These onion rings are drool worthy. The batter is so good and the dipping sauce is on point!
Stephanie
These were phenomenal!! Homemade onion rings with a fresh batch of homemade ranch dressing is the best!!!
Erin
Wow! Love me some crispy onion rings! Sweet onions are the best in this recipe.
Amanda
These are so crunchy and delicious! I will be making these over and over!
Susan
Perfectly crunchy and flavorful! My kids gobbled these up with dinner last night; planning on making these again this weekend!
katerina
I LOVE onion rings!! These look SO YUMMY!!!
Erin
These Beer Battered Onion Rings would disappear in our house!
Robyn
These look amazing. We love onion rings. I’m going after the ingredients now. Thank you so much. I will post after making them
Beth Pierce
Thanks Robyn! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
Liz
What kind of beer do you use? I don’t drink, so know nothing. Lol
Beth Pierce
I use a Sam Adams Boston Lager.
Jean Womack
Dont like beer… Can I use Sprite? Thinking the bubbles also has an effect on the recipie?
Beth Pierce
No. It really needs the yeast from the beer.
Elsie
Can I use my air grief on these??
Beth Pierce
No an air fryer will not work with these.
Robin L Peters
Can you use airfyer
Beth Pierce
No. Sorry this will not work with an air fryer.