CRISPY COCONUT ONION RINGS

Crispy Coconut Onion Rings image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 inches of vegetable oil
1 large sweet onion like Walla Walla or Sweet Mayan, sliced into rings
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper {optional}
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 cups sweetened coconut flakes

Steps:

Fill a pot with 2 inches of oil. Set to medium heat. Ideally you want your oil to be between 285 - 300*F.
While oil is heating, slice onions and set aside.
In a bowl mix cornstarch, salt, pepper & cayenne pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
In another bowl mix eggs & milk together. Set aside.
In a separate bowl add coconut flakes.
Set a cooling rack over a cookie sheet and set aside.
Take onion rings and dip into cornstarch mixture then into egg and set on drying rack.
Do this to all onion rings {you may need to work in batches}.
Take dipped onion ring and dip again in the cornstarch mixture and again in the egg. Set again on the drying rack. Do 3 or 4 more and then take the first one and dip into coconut. Coat as well as you can. Set onto a plate. Repeat to all onion rings.
Oil should be hot at this point. If it is above 300*F remove from heat and allow it to cool down. If oil is too hot it will burn your coconut before your onion cooks.
Place onion rings into oil one at a time making sure to not over crowd your pot.
Cook for approximately 2 - 3 minutes per side. Coconut should be golden but not burned.
Allow to cook for a minute then devour!