Beer-Battered Onion Rings

• 2 sweet onions (peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds)
• 3 cups beer
• 2 teaspoons malt vinegar
• salt
• pepper
• 2 quarts peanut oil or 2 quarts vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

1. Place onion rounds, 2 cups beer, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in zipper-lock bag. Refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
2. Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat to 350 degrees.
3. While oil is heating, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in large bowl.
4. Slowly whisk in 3/4 cup beer until just combined (some lumps will remain).
5. Whisk in remaining beer as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, until batter falls from whisk in steady stream and faint trail across surface of batter.
6. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees.
7. Remove onions from refrigerator and pour off liquid.
8. Pat onion rounds dry with paper towels and separate into rings.
9. Transfer 1/3 portion of rings to batter.
10. One at a time, carefully transfer battered rings to oil.
11. Fry until rings are golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes, flipping halfway through frying.
12. Drain rings on paper towel-lined baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, and transfer to oven.
13. Return oil to 350 degrees and repeat with remaining onion rings and batter.
14. Serve.

sweet onions, beer, malt vinegar, salt, pepper, peanut oil, allpurpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beer-battered-onion-rings-380350 (may not work)