Fried Onion Strips - cooking recipe

Ingredients

canola oil, for frying
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 cup seasoned flour
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
sea salt
2 vidalia onions, sliced into 1/2 inch strips

Preparation

Heat oil in deep pan (about 1-inch) to 360 degrees.
Combine buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce in a medium bowl.
Mix flour, cayenne,1 teaspoons salt and pepper in a bag.
Peel the onions, after cutting off the top and bottom, halve the onion from top to bottom, placing cut side down, cut into 1/2 inch strips. Separate.
Pat dry and dip in buttermilk mixture to coat.
Transfer slices to bag and toss to coat.
Deep-fry in batches until golden, about 2 minutes.
Transfer to paper towel-lined plate to drain.
Sprinkle with sea salt.
Serve.