Wonderfully crisp and crunchy onion rings are an all-time fave with burgers. These stay crispy for up to an hour, so you have plenty of time to fire up the grill.
Ingredients:
6 sprays cooking spray
¼ cup cornstarch
1 large egg, or 1/4 cup fat-free egg substitute
½ cup low-fat buttermilk
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp hot pepper sauce, or to taste
¾ tsp table salt
½ tsp paprika
1 cup panko bread crumbs
16 oz uncooked onions, 2 (1/2-pound) sweet onion variety, cut into 1/2-inch slices
Instructions
Spread cornstarch on a sheet of wax paper. Beat egg in a medium bowl. Whisk in buttermilk, flour, hot sauce, salt, and paprika until smooth. Spread panko on a separate sheet of wax paper.
Separate onion slices into rings, selecting the 20 largest rings (reserve remaining rings for another use). Coat onion rings, 5 at a time, with cornstarch, using a fork to turn. Using another fork, dip coated rings into batter, letting excess batter drip off. Coat onion rings with panko, turning with a clean fork. Place on a baking sheet in a single layer. Repeat to coat the remaining onion rings.
Depending on air fryer settings, preheat the 6- to 8-quart air fryer to 360°F or 370°F for 3 minutes. Lightly spray the basket with nonstick spray. Place 10 rings in the basket. Spray onions again and air fry for 5 minutes. Turn rings over and spray. Air fry until crispy, 5 minutes longer. Repeat with remaining onion rings.
