Onion Rings

The best onion rings I have ever had are my homemade onions rings. I know that sounds conceded but, it is true. I think it is the way I layer the flavor throughout every step. Seriously, these are the best onion rings I have had. Plus, I make this delicious dip for them too. The dip was created this July with the help of my family. So let’s get down to business…

What You’ll Need for the Onion Rings:

Italian Bread Crumbs

Panko Bread Crumbs

Salt

Pepper

Eggs

Sweet Onion

Flour

What You’ll Need for the Onion Ring Dip:

¼ Cup Mayonnaise

¼ Cup Ketchup

2 Tablespoons of Sour Cram

1 Teaspoons of Tabasco Sauce

¼ Teaspoon of Salt

½ Teaspoon of Pepper

What You’ll Do for the Onion Rings:

Ø  First, slice the sweet onion into rings.

Ø  Then crack your eggs into a bowl. *I added a little water to mine*

Ø  Next, put your flour on a paper plate. Also, add about a teaspoon of salt and a ½ teaspoon of pepper.

Ø  On another paper plate add half Italian bread crumbs and Panko bread crumbs.

Ø  Set up your station so that your onions will be tossed in flour first, dipped in egg secondly, and tossed in bread crumbs last.

Ø  Repeat that until all of the onion rings have been coated.

Ø  Next, I deep dry my onion rings. You can pan fry if you do not have a deep fryer. *Fry until the bread crumbs are golden brown*

Ø  Put, oven on warm and keep your fried onion rings on a cookie sheet in a warm oven until all of the onion rings have been fried.

What You’ll Do for the Onion Ring Dip:

Ø  Mix together all of the ingredients into a bowl.

Ø  Make it as spicy and hot as you want with the Tabasco Sauce.

Like I said above, this onion ring recipe is layer upon layer of flavor and I think that is why it is so good. Plus the mix of Italian bread crumbs and Panko bread crumbs give them flavor as well as being super crunchy. Also, the cleanup is easy too because we used paper plates for the breading! I really hope you try this, they are soooooo good! 

Enjoy!

-SW

SUSHI

Hope everyone is staying warm! For this week’s Dinner at the Weavers, we’ve tried to broaden our horizon, we made homemade sushi! To be honest, it is pretty easy, but takes a lot of practice. From this experience, it definitely isn’t a meal I would make often but, something I would do to entertain guest.  

What You’ll Need:

Rice

Nori

Crab Meat

Green Pepper

Mushrooms

Spinach

Carrots

Celery

What You’ll Do:

v  Before you start anything, you need to cut your vegetables and cook your rice. The rice needs to be sticky, add a little more water than the package says. Also, your vegetables need to be very thin strips.

v  Getting the nori slightly wet, smoosh down about two tablespoons of rice. Make sure you leave about a half an inch at the end rice free.

v  Layer in the vegetables. If you do not like any of the vegetable I have chosen then use anything you would like. Below is a link for other sushi recipes.

v  Now roll the sushi up towards the end without rice.

v  With wet hands, make sure the end is combining to the roll and won’t unravel.

v  Net cut the sushi roll into bit size sections.

I know these directions are a bit vague but, here is some links that will help you more. I am no sushi master but it’s fun and inexpensive to make!

How to Make Sushi

Sushi Recipes

Hope you enjoyed this week’s attempt to broaden our horizon. J

-SW

Soft Taco Casserole

Happy Halloween!! Even though this post is a few days late due to Halloween festivities, I hope you still enjoy it! Josh and I had Soft Taco Casserole. Anything and everything that deals with tacos goes into this lovely dish J It is so good! If you love tacos you are in for a good treat and a change of the norm!!

What You’ll Need:

1 pound ground beef

1 medium onion

2 cloves of garlic

1 packet of taco seasoning

1 small can of green chilies

1 medium jar of salsa

1 can of refried beans

1 small container of sour cream

2 avocados

1 bag of cheese

1 bag of tortillas

What You’ll Do:

Ø  First, add you ground beef, chopped onion, and minced garlic to a skillet. Cook until the meat has no pink and the onions are translucent.

Ø  Next, add the taco seasoning mix with the amount of water that the back of the package says. Also, add in the green chilies at this time.  

Ø  Next, it is time to layer everything in a casserole dish. First, you will add a layer of tortillas and then a layer of refried beans.

Ø  Another layer of tortillas, layer of ground beef, tortillas, salsa, tortillas, sour cream, cubed avocado, tortilla, and cheese.

Ø  Lastly, I took my last tortilla and cut it in the shape of a pumpkin.

Ø  Bake at 375° for 20-30 minutes. You want the top to be bubbly and the top tortilla to be crispy.

I hope you all enjoy this Halloween inspired Dinner at the Weavers. Also, you can make this dish for any event or holiday. For Valentine’s Day you could do a heart instead of a pumpkin. Or a Christmas tree or cross for Holiday Parties. The creative possibilities are endless!!

Enjoy,

-SW