Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Onion Rings:
  • 3-4 cups vegetable oil in a medium pot
  • 1 large Vidalia onion (try to pick one that is long, not wide)
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 Tbsp bacon drippings
  • 3 crispy cooked bacon strips (finely minced)
  • 1 heaping cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • Salt
  • Bacon Ranch Dipping Sauce:
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp mayo
  • 2 garlic cloves (pressed)
  • 1 Tbsp bacon drippings
  • 2 crispy cooked bacon strips (finely minced)
  • 1 Tbsp minced fresh dill weed
  • 1 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
  • Salt and fresh cracked black pepper

Instruction

  • Preheat oil in a pot, over medium heat.
  • Peel and slice whole onion to create rings. Peel off the little, clear membrane that is in between the onion rings.
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk milk, bacon drippings, flour, baking powder, paprika and salt together until smooth.
  • Crumble crispy bacon strips and then mince them as finely as possible with a knife. Add minced bacon bits into the batter and mix until evenly incorporated.
  • Dip a few onion rings into the batter, covering it completely, and gently add them to the heated oil, once at a time. Cook onion rings in batches until deep golden. You will want to cook over medium heat that way batter doesn't get dark too fast, leaving you with a raw onion inside. Cooking it on medium heat for a longer period of time will cook the onion inside.
  • For dipping sauce: whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl, until all incorporated. Make sure to use the same method for mincing bacon as you did for onion rings.