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Southern-Style Onion Rings with Chili-Garlic Dipping Sauce

5
4
4
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
4 hr 55 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
Soaking the onions in buttermilk helps to soften them a bit and tame their bite. A spiced cornmeal coating lends fabulous crunch.

Ingredients

Uncooked onion(s)

2 large, sweet variety, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rings

Low-fat buttermilk

½ cup(s), (you'll need 3 cups total buttermilk but about 2 1/2 cups are discarded)

Egg(s)

2 large

Panko breadcrumbs

1 cup(s)

Whole-grain yellow cornmeal

⅓ cup(s)

Granulated garlic

½ tsp(s)

Kosher salt

½ tsp(s)

Paprika

½ tsp(s)

Dried oregano

½ tsp(s)

Cayenne pepper

1 pinch

Cooking spray

5 spray(s)

Reduced calorie mayonnaise

2 tbsp(s)

Ketchup

1 tbsp(s)

Low-fat buttermilk

1 tbsp(s)

Asian garlic sauce

2 tsp(s)

Instructions

  1. Place onion rings and buttermilk in a large zip-close plastic bag (or use a covered bowl); allow to soak in refrigerator 4 hours or up to overnight (do not separate into individual rings; you want thick rings).
  2. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 450°F. Place a silicone baking liner on each of two large baking sheets.
  3. Beat eggs in a small shallow bowl. Combine panko, cornmeal, garlic, salt, paprika and cayenne in another shallow bowl. Remove rings from buttermilk and dip one in egg. Next, dredge in cornmeal mixture; turn to coat and place in a single layer on prepared pan. Repeat with remaining ingredients; coat rings with cooking spray and bake for 15 minutes. Flip onion rings; bake until crispy, 10 minutes more.
  4. Meanwhile, whisk together mayonnaise, ketchup, 1 Tbsp buttermilk and Asian garlic sauce; serve with onion rings.
  5. Serving size: 4 large onion rings with 2 1/2 tsp sauce

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