Fried Onion Rings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg, separated
1/3 c. beer or ale
1/8 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1/2 c. flour
frying oil (deep fryer)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. paprika
1 Tbsp. melted butter
2 mild sweet onions, cut into rings

Preparation

Beat egg yolk until light; gradually stir in beer, Tabasco sauce, flour, salt and paprika.
Mix well and stir in butter. Beat egg white stiff but not dry.
Fold into batter.
Dip onion rings, a few at a time, into batter.
Heat oil in fryer to 375\u00b0. Place onion rings, a few at a time and deep fry 2 to 3 minutes. If desired, fry ahead and heat in 400\u00b0 oven before serving.