Crispy Fried Onions

So I've been thinking about all the components of a Green Bean Casserole for Thanksgiving. Those nice little French's Fried Onions are the key ingredient to the dish. But, what if you don't have those? I recently ran across a recipe over on Our Best Bites for Shoestring Fried Onions to top hamburgers. I thought I'd use their recipe as a starting point. These little guys are pretty good, especially if you have a good, flavorful onion! I used a purple onion since that's all that I can find in my market. I use purple onion in everything for that reason! My husband has now tasked me with coming up with a good Outback Bloomin' Onion-style dipping sauce to go with them! So, that said, these are what you'd want to make for topping casseroles, burgers, or just for snacking!

Crispy Fried Onions
One large onion
1 egg
2 Tbs milk
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder (if using garlic salt, cut out some or all of regular salt)

Heat a couple inches of oil in a pot (if you have a thermometer, 350F/180C is the temp you're going for--I just guess usually). Thinly slice onion and cut rounds into halves or quarters.

Mix together egg and milk in one small bowl. Mix together flour and spices in a 2nd bowl. Take sliced onion and coat in egg mixture.

Shake off excess and dredge through flour.

Drop into hot oil, quickly using a spoon to separate the pieces a bit so they don't stick together.

Fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove using a slotted spoon and allow to drain on paper towels. It may take some trial and error, but if your oil is too hot, they will brown too quickly, not allowing time for the onion to soften a bit. Ideally, you want them to stay in the oil a couple minutes.