Crispy Homemade Fried Onion Strings
All summer (or as much of the year as possible) we have the grill cooking up ALL of our favorite burgers – juicy turkey burgers, the best chicken burgers, and the Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger with all of the best toppings including these easy fried onion strings! They are a topping that adds a really great crunch. And if you aren’t a burger on a bun kind of person, they are just as good tossed on top of an Easy Grilled Chicken Salad or on a BBQ Chicken Sandwich!
What You Will Need
- sweet yellow onions – it is helpful to use a mandolin to slice them nice and thin.
- unsweetened almond milk – we tested this recipe with both almond milk and regular milk – both worked great!
- flour – option to use all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour.
- kosher salt, onion powder, & garlic powder – a spice combination that gives these onion straws the perfect little seasoning!
- avocado oil – this is the oil we used to test them, but other oils would probably do the same job.
How Do You Cut Onions For Onion Strings
You can choose to simply cut them thinly with a sharp knife, but we love the consistency that a mandolin provides. If you have one, you would agree that it’s kinda life-changing! You can perfectly slice an onion, at a consistent thickness, in a matter of minutes.
How To Make Fried Onion Strings
Step 1: Begin by thinly slicing your onions with a sharp knife or mandolin.
Step 2: Then mix up your flour/spice mixture in one bowl and put your milk in another bowl.
Step 3: Place the onion slices in the milk bowl and let them sit for 15-30 minutes.
Step 4: Then shake off the excess liquid and place them in the flour/spice mixture.
Step 5: Next, carefully place them in avocado oil in a cast iron skillet that has reached a temp of 375 degrees F.
Step 6: Once they are golden brown you can remove them from the pan to cool and enjoy!
How To Serve Fried Onion Strings
We definitely love them the most on our favorite grilled burgers! Our Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger is perfect for summer and it has ALL of the best toppings, including this onion strings. They are also the perfect addition to any of your favorite crockpot bbq chicken recipes!
Other Recipes You Might Like To Serve With Onion Strings
Burger Bowl
Amazing Garlic Burgers
BBQ Chicken Tacos
Ultimate Southwest Salad
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Ingredients
- 1 large sweet yellow onion
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, or regular milk*
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, regular or gluten-free
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- avocado oil, enough to fill skillet to ½ inch deep**
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Slice: Use a mandolin or sharp knife to thinly slice 1 large sweet yellow onion.
- Prep two bowls: In one bowl, add 1 cup unsweetened almond milk and in another bowl, add 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon onion powder and ½ teaspoon garlic powder. Add onions to the milk and let sit 15-30 minutes.
- Oil: Add enough avocado oil to a large cast iron skillet so it is approx. ½ inch or so deep. You just need enough to submerge the thinly sliced onion so it doesn't need to be super deep.
- Heat Oil: Bring oil to 375℉.
- Bread Onions: In batches, take some sliced onions out of the milk (shake off any excess liquid) and place in flour mixture. Ensure they are fully coated with flour and then carefully transfer to the hot oil.
- Cook Onions: Let onions cook (flipping as necessary) until they are nice and brown, about 4-5 minutes. Remove carefully and place on a paper towel lined plate.
- Serve: Use in your favorite recipes – we love these on our ultimate grilled bacon cheeseburgers!
Notes
- Slicing Onions: we used a mandolin to get nice, uniform slices that were super thin.
- *Milk: we have tested this recipe with regular milk and almond milk – both worked just fine!
- **Avocado Oil: we only tested this with avocado oil, but it would most likely work with other oils as well!
- Make ahead: these are really best served immediately so I wouldn’t recommend making these more than an hour or two ahead of when you will be using them.
- Serve on our ultimate grilled bacon cheeseburger!
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Kathleen says
I am making these with rice flour to use in gluten free green bean casserole for Thanksgiving.
Becca says
Very delicious! Great addition to a burger.
Erin says
So happy to hear that, Becca!! Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a review!