Onion Straws

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 large yellow onions
• 1 cup buttermilk pancake mix
• 1 cup sparkling water
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

Recipe

• 1 cut onions into very thin slices; separate into rings.
• 2 in medium bowl, combine pancake mix, sparkling water, chili powder and salt; beat until smooth.
• 3 in a large saucepan or deep fryer, heat oil to 375. stir onions into batter. with 2 forks, lift onions from batter in small portions. drop into hot oil just until surface of oil is cover with onions; fry 1 to 2 miniutes or until crisp and browned.
• 4 remove onions from hot oil; drain on paper towels. repeat with remaining onions. refrigerate.
• 5 in a small bowl; combine sour cream and taco seasoning mix; blend well. refrigerate until ready to use.
• 6 when ready to serve, heat oven to 375. bake onions 10 minutes or until crisp. stack on a platter and serve with dipping sauce.