Ingredients

• 3 large brown onions
• ½ cup self raising flour
• ½ cup cornstarch (corn flour)
• ½ tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 1 cup cold soda water (club soda)
• 2 cups breadcrumbs, or as needed
• Salt (fine) approx 1 tspn
• vegetable oil for frying

Steps

• Step 1

  Heat up your deep frying oil to 340°F – 170°C and have your breadcrumbs ready on a plate.

• Step 2

  Peel the onions, trim off the ends then slice into ¼ inch thick slices. Discard the smaller slices and use in stocks or for another dish.

• Step 3

  In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients, corn starch (corn flour), Self raising flour, Cayenne pepper, garlic powder, dried oregano and salt.

• Step 4

  For the batter, slowly add the soda water to the dry ingredients as you mix by hand using a whisk.

• Step 5

  Dip the onion rings in the batter, let the excess drip off then place into the breadcrumbs for coating.

• Step 6

  Place in the hot frying oil and cook until golden brown. Flip them over should they cook unevenly.

• Step 7

  Place on a drip tray or paper towel then serve immediately.

Little Tips

Make sure the soda water has plenty of fizz and as cold as possible. Cooling your mixing bowl, even the dry ingredients will also help.

You can also use cold beer for a different flavour, but the bigger the bubbles the better, so soda is best.