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Buttermilk French Onion Fritters

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Ingredients 

Serving Size: 4-6 people

For the Onion fritters

  • 1 large sweet onions (Vidalia or yellow), thinly sliced

  • 2 cups buttermilk

  • 2 tsp Worcestershire

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

  • ½ cup cornstarch

  • 1 tsp garlic powder

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

  • 1 tsp cayenne

  • 1 ½ tsp salt

  • 1 tsp black pepper

  • Oil for frying (vegetable or peanut)

For the French Onion Dip

  • 1 large yellow onion, diced

  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • ½ tsp salt

  • ½ tsp sugar

  • 1 tsp garlic powder

  • 1/4 cup sour cream

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise

  • 1 oz cream cheese, softened

  • 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

  • ½ tsp black pepper

  • Optional: chopped chives or green onions

Instructions 

1. Soak Onions

  • Add sliced onions to a bowl and cover with buttermilk and Worcestershire.

  • Let soak at least 30 minutes (or up to overnight in the fridge).

  • While onions are soaking, make your caramelized onions that will go in your dip. Add the butter and olive oil to a pan on medium heat. Add the onions, salt and sugar and allow to caramelize for 30 minutes until browning. Once done, set aside.

2. Build your dredge

  • In a separate bowl, mix: flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper.

3. Heat the oil

  • Heat oil to 350°F in large skillet. Oil line should be almost an inch from bottom of the pan.

4. Coat

  • Grab a handful of onions from the buttermilk (let a little excess drip off).

  • Toss in flour mixture, pressing lightly so it sticks. Use your hands to group onion into little clusters (almost a pancake shape).

5. Fry

  • Fry in batches (don’t overcrowd!) for 2–4 minutes, until golden and crispy. Flip when they start to brown

  • Transfer to a paper towel-lined tray.

6. Make French Onion Dip

  • While fritters are cooling, mix your dip. In a large bowl, add all of the ingredients listed above and mix until uniform (including your caramelized onions!)

  • Serve with fritters.

French onion soup walked so these fritters could run. Think crispy, crunchy, oniony goodness fried in a buttermilk batter and spices. They are addicting to say the least. And served with an equally addicting French Onion Dip filled with chunks of caramelized onion. Delish.

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