FOOD
Guacamole-Stuffed Onion Rings
Crispy, deep-fried onions rings stuffed with creamy guacamole is everything you crave in an appetizer.
FOOD
Guacamole-Stuffed Onion Rings
Crispy, deep-fried onions rings stuffed with creamy guacamole is everything you crave in an appetizer.
Ingredients
Guacamole
- 4 large ripe avocados, pitted and peeled
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 cup diced tomato
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Dipping Sauce
- 1 poblano chile
- 1/2 cup full-fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Onion Rings
- 2 large yellow onions
- 8-ounce block Monterey Jack cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
- Canola oil, for frying
Steps
Guacamole
- In a large bowl or mortar and pestle, add the avocados and mash into a chunky paste.
- Add the red onion, tomato, jalapeño, lime juice and cilantro; stir until everything is combined. Set aside.
Dipping Sauce
- Using a pair of tongs, roast the poblano chile over a gas burner until the outside skin is completely charred.
- Transfer to a heat-proof bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the bowl, gently peel the skin and pull out the seeds of the pepper using your hands. Remember to wear gloves!
- Add all of the ingredients to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and process until smooth.
- Transfer to a small bowl, cover, and refrigerate until needed.
Onion Rings
- Cut the yellow onions into 1-inch slices, pull out 15 to 20 rings and place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Fill the inside of each onion ring using about 3 tablespoons of guacamole.
- Insert a cube of cheese into each ring and freeze for at least 30 minutes, or until solid.
- In a shallow baking dish, whisk together the flour, cumin, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper.
- Add the eggs to another shallow dish and then the breadcrumbs and crushed tortilla chips into a third dish.
- One by one, dip each frozen onion ring into the flour, then eggs and finally breadcrumb mixture. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a large heavy-bottomed saucepot and fry the onion rings in batches until golden brown, crispy and warmed throughout.
- Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and season with an extra pinch of salt.
- Serve on a platter with lime wedges and dipping sauce!