Macadamia Crusted Maui Onion Rings (Baked not Fried)

Macadamia Crusted Maui Onion Rings (Baked not Fried) requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 973 calories, 15g of protein, and 85g of fat. For $3.79 per serving, you get a main course that serves 2. 122 people were glad they tried this recipe. If you have buttermilk, cracker crumbs, macadamia nuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by The View from Great Island. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 82%. This score is amazing. Potato Chip Crusted Baked Onion Rings, Macadamia Crusted Chicken Tenders With Maui Sunset Sauce, and Chili Style Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers with Baked Cheddar Beer Onion Rings + Fried Eggs are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 2

 

Ingredients:

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup cracker crumbs

1 egg

1 cup macadamia nuts (walnuts work well, too)

1 medium to large Maui onion

3 tablespoons of olive oil

Equipment:

food processor

oven

frying pan

whisk

baking sheet

paper towels

Cooking instruction summary:

Set oven to 400FPeel and slice the onion into 3/8 inch slices. Carefully separate the rings.Grind the nuts in a small food processor until finely ground, but don't let the machine go so long that it becomes a paste. If you are making your own cracker crumbs, grind a handful of plain crackers, salted is fine, in the same processor. Process until finely ground. You will need 1 cup.Stir the nuts and the crumbs together in a shallow pan.Whisk the egg and buttermilk together in another shallow pan. Put the onion rings right into the buttermilk mixture and let them hang out there.Coat the bottom of a baking sheet with the oil and set it in the oven for 3 minutes. You are going to need 2 trays, or you can work in batches.Take an onion ring from the liquid and let the excess drip off. Dredge it in the crumb mixture. This works best if you keep one hand for the liquid and one hand stays dry for the crumbs. Quickly toss the onion in the crumbs making sure to coat all the surfaces. Set it on the hot pan. When you have filled the pan, bake for about 12 minutes, carefully flipping the rings halfway through the cooking.Drain on paper towels, and serve right away.

 

Step by step:


1. Set oven to 400FPeel and slice the onion into 3/8 inch slices. Carefully separate the rings.Grind the nuts in a small food processor until finely ground, but don't let the machine go so long that it becomes a paste. If you are making your own cracker crumbs, grind a handful of plain crackers, salted is fine, in the same processor. Process until finely ground. You will need 1 cup.Stir the nuts and the crumbs together in a shallow pan.

2. Whisk the egg and buttermilk together in another shallow pan.

3. Put the onion rings right into the buttermilk mixture and let them hang out there.Coat the bottom of a baking sheet with the oil and set it in the oven for 3 minutes. You are going to need 2 trays, or you can work in batches.Take an onion ring from the liquid and let the excess drip off. Dredge it in the crumb mixture. This works best if you keep one hand for the liquid and one hand stays dry for the crumbs. Quickly toss the onion in the crumbs making sure to coat all the surfaces. Set it on the hot pan. When you have filled the pan, bake for about 12 minutes, carefully flipping the rings halfway through the cooking.

4. Drain on paper towels, and serve right away.


Nutrition Information:

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973k Calories
15g Protein
84g Total Fat
46g Carbs
20% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
973k
49%

Fat
84g
131%

  Saturated Fat
15g
97%

Carbohydrates
46g
16%

  Sugar
19g
22%

Cholesterol
95mg
32%

Sodium
438mg
19%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
15g
31%

Manganese
3mg
153%

Vitamin B1
1mg
71%

Phosphorus
398mg
40%

Copper
0.68mg
34%

Vitamin E
4mg
32%

Fiber
7g
32%

Vitamin B2
0.53mg
31%

Magnesium
122mg
31%

Calcium
286mg
29%

Vitamin K
28µg
27%

Iron
4mg
27%

Vitamin B6
0.5mg
25%

Selenium
15µg
23%

Folate
83µg
21%

Potassium
671mg
19%

Vitamin B3
3mg
17%

Vitamin B5
1mg
16%

Zinc
2mg
13%

Vitamin D
2µg
13%

Vitamin B12
0.75µg
12%

Vitamin C
8mg
11%

Vitamin A
318IU
6%

covered percent of daily need
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