Air Fryer Onion Rings
Air Fryer Onion Rings are perfectly crispy. Because so little oil is used they are much healthier than deep-fried onion rings and they are much crispier than oven baked onion rings.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup Panko crumbs
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow or sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
- olive oil spray
Instructions
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Combine flour, paprika, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a shallow bowl.
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In a second shallow bowl, whisk together buttermilk and egg. Whisk in 1/4 cup of the flour mixture.
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In a third shallow bowl, combine Panko crumbs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons oil. Stir with a fork until the oil is evenly distributed.
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Dredge onion rings in flour mixture, then dip them in buttermilk mixture and then dredge in Panko crumb mixture.
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Place in Air Fryer basket. Cook them in 2 batches so you don't crowd them. Set Air Fryer to 400 degrees for 12 minutes. Turn them over halfway through and sprtiz them with oil.