Recipe for Buttermilk Walla Walla Onion Rings at Life's Ambrosia

Ryan and I don’t eat fast food very often , but offer me Burgerville and I suddenly forget that a burger and fry combo is not number one on my list of things I should eat in any given day. But today I’m not talking about burgers and fries, I’m talking onion rings, crispy delicious, Walla Walla sweet onion rings to be exact. About this time every year Burgerville starts selling these little devils and every one goes a little nutty over them, OK maybe not everyone, but I certainly do. Just the thought of their crispy, salty, sweet goodness makes me giddy and sad at the same time. Sad because there are people lining up to get their hands on these treasures but the closest Burgerville to me is eighty-five miles away. Tragic. So what is a girl to do? Make a version at home of course. And as a bonus I don’t have to worry about looking silly as I scarf them down a little faster than I probably should.

Note: You will want to plan ahead when making these as they need to marinate in the buttermilk mixture for 2 hours.

Serves 4

You will need:

2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
1 large Walla Walla onion cut into 1/4 inch slices, separated into rings
1-1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 -1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
canola oil for frying

In a bowl combine buttermilk, eggs, salt and pepper. Add onion rings, make sure they are covered with buttermilk mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
In a freezer bag combine flour, bread crumbs and seasoning salt.
Heat 1 inch of oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat.
Place several of the marinated onion rings in the bag. Seal. Shake bag to coat. Shake each onion ring to remove excess flour and bread crumbs. Repeat with remaining onions adding more panko or flour as needed.
Sprinkle a bit of flour into the oil, if it sizzles the oil is ready. Fry the onion rings in batches until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. Be careful not to over crowd the pan. Transfer to paper towel lined plate. Sprinkle with kosher salt, if desired.
Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce.

If you don’t want to fry these you could bake them at 400 degrees for about 20-30 minutes. However, I should note that they won’t get as crispy.

I served these with three different dips, the yogurt-dill sauce from my chicken sandwiches, ketchup and a quick Cajun dip for a little spice.

Quick Cajun Dip:

2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

Whisk all ingredients together. Serve.

Enjoy!

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Responses to "Buttermilk Walla Walla Onion Rings"

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Buttermilk and Panko what could be better?
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- Cassie

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You had me at Walla Walla. We are growing some of these in our garden this year. Cannot wait to try your recipe!
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- Jessie

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I can’t let my husband, the onion ring lover, see this. He needs to be on a diet.
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- Jessica Lee Binder

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We love onion rings! I keep saying I need to make my own one day. These look perfect!
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- Mrs. L

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I haven’t ever had the ones you mentioned, but yours looks scrumptious!! We love onion rings.
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- Soma

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mmm, these look good. I did onion rings in a batter of flour, water, cumin, salt, pepper and a little chili powder for some spice the other day. I’ll have to try this breading technique1
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- Jada

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Looks so appetizing. Anything with panko breadcrumbs…I’m in!!! Great photo!
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- BAKING is my ZeN

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Hmmmm, onion rings is the one fried food I don’t think twice before eating it. These look delicious!
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- Ben

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hey those look really nice! I have been thinking of onions rings in the past week and now you’re pushing me to make them even more.
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- The Purple Foodie

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i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE BURGERVILLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! will surely try to replicate:)
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- k

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Debbie made those union rings today and mm-mm-mm they were delicous!
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- natasha ur little sis:)

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Natasha, yay! I am glad that you guys liked them. Too bad I wasn’t around to help you guys eat them :)
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- Deseree

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These were soooo good!! We loved them and ended our Thanksgiving “splurge” weekend with a bang!! Thanks so much for all your wonderful recipes!! I have been trying so many and you never seem to let me down!
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- Tiffany

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Tiffany- I love the sound of a “splurge” weekend I think I need to have a couple of those! I’m honored that you included these as part of your Thanksgiving celebrations and even happier that you enjoyed them :)
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- Deseree