Crispy Fried Sweet Onion Rings

Ingredients

• 3 cups buttermilk 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 2 large onions sweet cut into 3/8-inch-thick slices
• 2 teaspoons salt 
• 6 servings vegetable oil 
• 1 cup cornmeal plain yellow

Equipment

• baking sheet
• paper towels
• oven
• baking pan
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Separate onion slices into rings, and place in a 9-inch square baking dish.
2. Pour buttermilk over onion rings. Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours.
3. Pour oil to depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 36
4. Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients in a shallow dish. Dredge onion rings in flour mixture, and place on a baking sheet. Discard buttermilk.
5. Fry onion rings, in batches, 2 minutes or until golden brown, turning once.
6. Drain on paper towels.
7. Serve onion rings immediately, or keep warm in a 200 oven until ready to serve.