Boilinginsc
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Tater Tots v Onion Rings
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I will go off-board and choose other, specifically Hush Puppies. If I was limited to only the other two choices if would be onion rings every time, especially the ones without a heavy batter.
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While i still vote onion ring, i do have a soft spot for queso smothered totchos
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I looked back in my photo album and sure enough, I had a picture of grilled tater tots with a T-bone steak and creamed spinach.
I looked back in my photo album and sure enough, I had a picture of grilled tater tots with a T-bone steak and creamed spinach.
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I wandered into the Beer and Burgers thread and noticed a number of post with tater tots and not one with onion rings. 90% of the time I have onion rings it's with a burger, on the side or right in the burger.
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I didn’t think of this until after I took the pic so the beer is relegated to the background. Asbury Park Brewery Stout paired with a 70/30 burger seasoned with my buddy’s secret mix (he’s a chef), American and mayo on a sesame bun. Close to 1/2lb if I had to guess. I think I need another...
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Went with the tots. Goes with any meal. Ketchup or mustard for dipping. Still like rings too but tots are the best.
Boilinginsc
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Those look great! My wife looked at the picture and wants me to try to make them.
Tots tonight, doesn't get any better than this.
Put that in the burger thread!
and yet another burger photo without mayo...
Mayo need not be close to a burger, imo......
i'm thinking everyone around here has a burger confused for a french dip, and you're all still missing the beef juice!
I enjoy a good mayonnaise in an appropriate setting, but I don't think I've ever been anywhere where mayo was an intrinsic part of a burger. Is this something akin to "white vs red" barbecue? 
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No, not the same - mayo on burger is not "de rigueur" in any foodie culture I'm aware of.
Indeed there are lots of people who are completely turned off by mayo - the notion of eating uncooked egg is ag'in their sensibilities...
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Indeed there are lots of people who are completely turned off by mayo - the notion of eating uncooked egg is ag'in their sensibilities...
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i so need to get a camera and take a pic of a medium rare burger, with mayo and pepper! your post just confirms it!
no cheese, no nothing else....edit: well maybe a strip of bacon though....
Mayo makes everything better. When they finally find and catch me, and I am condemned to the gallows, my last meal will be a mayo sandwich, toasted with course ground pepper, a slice of tomato in there. Extra mayo please.
Hellman's of course.
Hellman's of course.
Just no dipping of tots or rings in mayo please... On the burger; absolutely! Dipping for tots; too Dutch!
I wandered into the Beer and Burgers thread and noticed a number of post with tater tots and not one with onion rings. 90% of the time I have onion rings it's with a burger, on the side or right in the burger.
Burger & Beer Thread!
I didn’t think of this until after I took the pic so the beer is relegated to the background. Asbury Park Brewery Stout paired with a 70/30 burger seasoned with my buddy’s secret mix (he’s a chef), American and mayo on a sesame bun. Close to 1/2lb if I had to guess. I think I need another...
Well here ya go. It's an older picture.
Homemade onion rings aren't in the rotation for us nearly as often as tots, because it's a HELL of a lot more work to deep fry our own onion rings than to toss a tray of Ore-Ida tots in the oven.
Recipe: Onion Strings
only one place I use 'mayo' in a recognizable form - tartar sauce
outside of that, there is NO place for mayo in the world of tots, rings, or burgers IMNHAAO
Mayo on a burger?
Boilinginsc
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Dukes or it ain’t mayo
Mayo is an important part of devilled eggs and chicken salad. (and I use a lot of it for those) Other than that, I have little use for it and prefer Miracle Whip. I keep both on hand, and they are not interchangeable.
^^ “All the cunning of the devil is exercised in trying to tear us away from the word. And the word, is Hellmans” Martin Luther (not King).
I got the craving, and used left over batter from a batch of coconut shrimp to make some rings. They were (are) divine.
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You read my mind, as I was *JUST* wondering about using shrimp's coconut batter on onion rings.
(PS they look like they ship well, as my daughter likes to say)
NSMikeD
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Bacon Maple Grilled Onion Rings
From Steve Raichlin's Barbecuebible web site
my life is complete now....i would have never thought i'd see onion rings wrapped in bacon!
so hold the mayo, and whip out the horseradish for that?
Anyone got a good onion ring recipe? Gonna do that with burgers on Jan 2.
NSMikeD
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I forget where I got this from, the double dip results in more batter sticking to the rings. Personally I like my rings cut 3/4" 1/2" will probably fit better in the bun.
Crispy Onion Rings Recipe
Servings: 6 as an appetizer, or enough for 8-12 burgers
Ingredients
Onion Rings Ingredients:
- 1 large sweet or yellow onion, thickly sliced into 1/2-inch thick rings
- 1 cup milk
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 Tbsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Oil for frying, I used canola oil - use something with a high smoke point
Instructions
How to Make the best onion rings:
- Heat a dutch oven over medium heat with 1" of oil (or enough to cover the onion rings). You can use a deep fryer if you have one.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup milk with 1 Tbsp vinegar and let sit 5 minutes. Whisk in 1/2 cup sour cream.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together: 1 cup flour, 1/2 Tbsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and 1 tsp garlic powder.
- Separate the onion rings and dip each ring in the milk mixture, then dredge with flour. (I used a fork to transfer from the wet bowl to the dry bowl so my hands didn't get as gunky). Repeat by dipping in milk mixture a second time and dredging again in flour. Place the finished onion rings on a plate until ready to fry.
- Once the oil is at 375˚F on a thermometer, or hot enough for the onion rings to sizzle, place 3-4 double battered onion rings in a single layer in the hot oil and cook for about 3 minutes, flipping halfway and fry until exterior is crisp and light golden brown. Let onion rings cool on paper towels so soak up any excess oil.
estricklin
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Tater Tots are a joke. My dad’s family is Irish, and we ate potatoes cooked 999 different ways, but no one ever made a damn tater tot. Onion rings cost extra, so I don’t get those. I”m completely fine with good ole french fries, and a side of mustard. Sweet potato fries also delicious.
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estricklin
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I used to make them with a sort of tempora batter. I think I used milk or buttermilk, and flour along with some baking powder. Tried the double battering and it didn’t stick.
Thanks. We've got some work to do on execution but it's a solid recipe for a jumping off point.
just a serving suggestion, au jus on the side for dipping....being i've never seen such a group of people with such an aversion to mayo.....
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This thread needs some diplomacy. It's not hostile but I'm here, so my little opinion is being displayed. Feel free to ignore entirely.
Onions rings, properly prepared.
Jalapeño poppers, also properly prepared.
Tater tots, prepared properly (if you don't catch the theme here, maybe you should call an adult before turning on a stove)
Chop those together with some bacon bits and you're going to have yourself a real good time.
Onions rings, properly prepared.
Jalapeño poppers, also properly prepared.
Tater tots, prepared properly (if you don't catch the theme here, maybe you should call an adult before turning on a stove)
Chop those together with some bacon bits and you're going to have yourself a real good time.
i'm always diplomatic!
(but if you substitue the tater tots for korean fried beef strips, might make an interesting taco.....
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