Crispy Baked Onion Rings with Garlic Dipping Sauce

Golden, Patient, and Deeply Satisfying

There is something quietly triumphant about the baked onion ring — a thing so often rushed and deep-fried into anonymity, finally given the patience it deserves. In the oven, the transformation is slower and somehow more honest: each ring crisping gradually, the breadcrumb crust taking on a warmth and texture that feels earned. The dipping sauce beside it is cool and bright, a gentle counterpoint. This is comfort food that doesn't need to apologize for itself — only to be made slowly, and eaten while still warm.

Ingredients

• 2 yellow onions
• 1/2 cups flour
• 4 eggs
• 1/8 cups cold water
• Alessi Sea Salt and Ground Black Pepper, to taste
• 3 cups Alessi Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs
• 3/4 cups mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Alessi Garlic Puree
• 2 dashes hot sauce
• 2 tablespoons green onions, minced

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
2. Remove root ends from onions and peel off outer layer.
3. Slice onions ½ inch thick and separate into rings.
4. In a large bowl whisk together flour, eggs and water until all lumps are gone; season with salt and pepper.
5. Pour breadcrumbs into a separate shallow bowl.
6. Dredge onion rings in the batter, letting any excess drip off and then coat in the breadcrumbs.
7. Place onion rings in a single layer on the baking sheet.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
9. Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic puree, hot sauce and green onions until smooth.
10. Serve crispy onion rings with dipping sauce.