Community Pick
Kittencal's Onion Patties/Latkes
photo by DeliciousAsItLooks
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
3-4
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups onions, finely diced (I just chop about 3 medium onions for this)
- 1 green onion, finely chopped (optional)
- 3⁄4 cup flour
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons seasoning salt (can use regular salt)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional, or use 2-3 teaspoons fresh garlic)
- black pepper (optional)
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- oil (for frying, I recommend to use vegetable oil olive oil will interact with the flavor)
directions
- Chop the onions finely (I chop them about 1/4-inch) then place into a bowl.
- In another large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, seasoning salt, cayenne, garlic powder (if using) and a small amount of black pepper; mix to combine well.
- Add in the milk and whisk until thoroughly combined (the batter will be thick!).
- Add in the chopped onions and green onions and mix with a wooden spoon until combined.
- In a large non-stick frypan, heat a small amount of oil to medium-hot, adding in more oil as needed as the patties will absorb too much oil if you add in a large amount of oil at one time.
- Drop the batter from a tablespoon (no more than about a tablespoon!) into about 1/2-inch of hot oil (I slide the batter off using off another spoon).
- Flatten slightly with the spoon or spatula.
- Sprinkle with a little salt.
- Fry until crispy and brown on both sides.
- **NOTE** these tend to hold a bit of oil so drain well on paper towels.
Reviews
-
These were very good. I didn't have any green onion so I didn't put that in. As I was making it, I realized that I was pretty much making onion rings except the onions were chopped up and not in rings. I will never make onion rings again, cause these were much easier and faster - yet tasted the same. I also made a spicy dip to go with them by mixing Miracle Whip, horseradish, and cayenne pepper together. It tasted like the sauce at the restaurants for their onion blossoms.
-
I needed to find a way to use up masses of green onions I chopped for anther recipe, but didn't use. I've made these exactly as written before and have them 5 stars. Decided I could use kittencals recipe as a base. So, used all green onions, and all I had was rice milk, so that's what I used. I had a little cold white rice in the fridge, so just sprinkled 1/4 cup in too. Followed the rest of the recipe as written. It was great. Might just use rice milk again and save a few calories! Hee hee..not that a few calories will matter in this wonderful fried recipe.
-
These were quite good a little pancake like another reviewer mentioned but probably that was because of how much batter was used in relation to onion. They still didn't get as crispy as I would have liked but again I think that may have been the amount of batter. I made them gluten free using Recipe #256259. I think the green onion would have been good in these and would add it if I make these again. I used regular white/yellow cooking onions, white sugar, gf baking powder, garlic salt, pinch cayenne, plain rice milk, & canola oil.
-
Great recipe; I tried popping these in the oven as another reviewer had suggested (15 minutes on one side, then 10 minutes on the other). To my dismay, the batter felt thin when I spooned them onto the cool, oiled baking sheet. Upon turning them, I found that the oil hadn't been absorbed and rather clung onto the patties, which felt more like crepes with their thin edges. Once the patties were done cooking, I popped them onto a hot skillet; that helped a bit with the texture. As I would like to limit the calorie intake in my household, I think I'll try the baked version again but up the flour content and shorten the baking time and finish cooking on a skillet next time. Also, I found the patties a tad sweet for my taste (I did not use sweet onions - not easy to find in my new home above the Arctic Circle) so I might lower the sugar by 1/2 a tablespoon next time.
-
I can't eat onion very well, but I had a small taste and they were delicious. Instead of chopping the onions by hand, I put them in the food processor. I think this caused more liquid to be released, so my batter was a little thin. If you do use the food processor, I would recommend draining the onions first before adding to batter.
see 158 more reviews
Tweaks
-
We made these with steaks and cauliflower for dinner and they were delish! My husband tried to get me to use olive oil, but I told him we ought not mess around with Kittencal's detailed instructions - and thank goodness we didn't! These were definitely fantastic - I would love to find a way to lighten them up though, maybe using a light cooking spray instead of oil? Anyway - great recipe!!
-
Oh wow! Kittencal, you are my hero! These were great, and my boyfriend gobbled them up like candy. They are VERY filling though and probably very fattening right? So I would recommend to everyone to have them as a decadent fat-rich side for an otherwise low-fat meal. Oh, I have to confess. As a new cook, I am always making mistakes, and this time I made a big one of frying these patties in olive oil instead of vegetable. DO NOT USE OLIVE OIL. It does not turn out well. I threw the oil out and started over, and then they were delish!