Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup flat beer 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 1 large egg white lightly beaten
• 0.7 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup catsup 
• 1.5 pounds onions peeled
• 0.3 teaspoon paprika 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 tablespoons vegetable oil divided

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 40
2. Cut the onion crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices, and separate into rings. Use 16 of the largest rings; reserve remaining onion for another use. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour, salt, paprika, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in beer and egg white (batter will be thick).
4. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Dip 5 onion rings in batter, letting excess drip off.
5. Add onion rings to pan; cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden.
6. Place the onion rings on a jelly-roll pan. Repeat procedure of dipping onion rings in batter and cooking in remaining oil, ending with 6 rings. Coat the onion rings with cooking spray.
7. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes or until crisp.
8. Serve rings with ketchup.