Pepper Fried Onions - Emeril Lagasse

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• oil (for frying)
• 2 large yellow onions, cut into 1/4 inch rings
• salt
• 1 cup hot sauce
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

Recipe

• 1 essense: store in airtight container.
• 2 yield 2/3 cup essence.
• 3 preheat the fryer.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, add the onions.
• 5 season the onions with salt.
• 6 add the hot sauce and toss the onions in the sauce to coat each ring completely.
• 7 marinade the onions for at least 1 hour.
• 8 in another bowl, add the four.
• 9 season the flour with essence.
• 10 dredge the onion rings in the season flour, coating each ring evenly.
• 11 shake off the excess flour and fry the rings in batches.
• 12 fry the onion rings until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
• 13 remove onion rings from the oil and drain on a paper plate-lined plate.
• 14 season the rings with essence.
• 15 continue the frying process until all onion rings are fried.
• 16 serve hot.