Spicy Onion Rings with Sweet Heat Dipping Sauce

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1/2 tsp Jalapeno, juice
  • 1 small handful Jalapenos, canned
  • 2 Yellow or vidalia onions, large

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Horseradish sauce
  • 1 tbsp Ketchup
  • 1/2 cup Mayo, low-fat

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tsp Cayenne
  • 1 tsp Chili powder
  • 2 cups Pancake mix
  • 1 1/2 tsp Paprika
  • 1 Salt & pepper
  • 1 Salt as desired

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Vegetable oil

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 Panko bread crumbs

• Dairy

  • 2 cups Buttermilk

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Description

Ingredients

• Vegetable Oil (for frying)
• 2 large yellow or vidalia onions
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 cups pancake mix
• 1½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• Panko bread crumbs
• salt as desired
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• For Dipping Sauce:
• ½ cup low fat mayo
• 1 tbs ketchup
• 1 tbs horseradish sauce
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp paprika
• ½ tsp jalapeno juice
• salt & pepper to taste
• small handful of canned jalapenos - diced (optional)
• (Combine all ingredients in a bowl and allow to chill for a few hours - this step isnt necessary, but it makes the flavors marry together nicely)

Directions

• Preheat grease in fryer to 350 F
• Remove skins from onions and slice into roughly ¾ inch slices - then separate the rings
• In a large bowl, combine pancake mix, cayenne pepper, paprika, chili powder and salt and pepper
• Slowly pour in buttermilk and stir well. Batter will be thick, but you can add additional butter milk if batter is too thick for your liking.
• In a separate bowl, pour a generous amount of bread crumbs to use for coating the onion rings
• Dip each onion ring into into the batter, followed by dipping them into the bread crumbs
• Fry the onion rings in the grease for 1:30 - 2 minutes - only doing 2-3 rings at a time to prevent from sticking together
• Remove from grease and allow to cool on a wire rack on top of paper towels - add additional salt if necessary
• Serve with sweet heat onion ring dipping sauce and enjoy