Crispy Onion

These crispy onions are a great side dish or topping for your soups or salads. We use sweet onions here since they are, well, sweeter, in name. They’re also not as strong and stringent as their normal counterparts.

While all onions share nutritional benefits, we will focus on the sweet ones. They have plenty of immune-boosting vitamin C, prebiotic fiber that keeps our gut bacteria happy and healthy, and chromium that helps regulate blood sugar levels.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup GFCF flour
  • 2 Tbsp hot Hungarian paprika
  • 1 Tbsp Italian herb blend
  • 4 sweet onions, sliced paper thin on an electric slicer or vegetable
  • Salt to taste
  • Deep fryer or high-sided pot to deep fry and oil

Preparation:

  • Preheat deep fryer or pot with fair amount of oil to 360 degrees
  • Slice onions as thinly as you can
  • Mix flour, paprika, and herbs and sift into a large bowl
  • Add sliced onions to the mix, then toss and shake well to coat the onions evenly
  • In a strainer, shake off excess flour to achieve a thin coat
  • Cooking in small batches, submerge coated onions into fryer
  • Shake basket for even frying until deep golden
  • Repeat until all onions are fried
  • Season each batch with salt as it’s removed from the fryer
  • Drain on paper towel

GFCF, SF, EF, DF

Legend:

  • GFCF – gluten free casein free
  • SF – soy  free
  • DF – dairy free
  • EF – egg free

Resources:
https://www.realsweet.com/resources/sweet-onion-health-benefits

20 Comments

  1. jenhiimjon
    jenhiimjon on November 14 at 7:12 am

    ugh i wanna make these so bad but i cry like a baby cutting onions

  2. burshoulewep
    burshoulewep on November 18 at 4:24 pm

    wear goggles

  3. holclunsec
    holclunsec on November 20 at 12:49 pm

    this guy chefs^

  4. burshoulewep
    burshoulewep on November 27 at 10:06 am

    it’s worth the effort, great appetizer or side to just about anything

  5. presentclirop
    presentclirop on November 28 at 12:08 pm

    The key to crying when cutting onions is to not form an emotional attachment. Onions are food, not friends.

  6. holclunsec
    holclunsec on November 30 at 8:40 am

    ^this

  7. burshoulewep
    burshoulewep on December 4 at 12:19 pm

    Sounds like something I saw on a YouTube video

  8. presentclirop
    presentclirop on December 5 at 8:58 am

    That was likely me

  9. burshoulewep
    burshoulewep on December 8 at 12:03 pm

    Ahh I tip my hat to you, thanks for spreading your wisdom

  10. presentclirop
    presentclirop on December 12 at 5:02 pm

    It’s like food. Wisdom is better shared

  11. jenhiimjon
    jenhiimjon on December 13 at 9:10 am

    who knew a crispy onion comment section could go so deep

  12. holclunsec
    holclunsec on December 17 at 11:27 am

    of course it can! onions have layers, the more layers you pull the deeper they are

  13. jenhiimjon
    jenhiimjon on December 18 at 4:35 am

    when life’s mysteries are solved by onions

  14. refneedhea
    refneedhea on December 21 at 6:03 pm

    any favorite flour recommendations?

  15. compolooact
    compolooact on December 22 at 6:43 pm

    like healthy substitutes? you could try almond or coconut

  16. chilcusthusb
    chilcusthusb on December 25 at 9:48 am

    pork rinds are super yummy toooo

  17. compolooact
    compolooact on December 29 at 5:09 pm

    how do you mean? side by side?

  18. chilcusthusb
    chilcusthusb on December 30 at 1:57 pm

    nooo like crush pork rinds into a powder and use that as breading

  19. compolooact
    compolooact on January 1 at 2:10 pm

    what is life?? i’m trying this ASAP

  20. burshoulewep
    burshoulewep on January 2 at 2:12 am

    pork rinds are super good if you’re doing low-carb

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