~Buttermilk Ranch Onion Straws!

While preparing for a fun, friendly, food-filled gathering at my casa, I had just finished filling up all of my serving snack bowls with Chips, Pretzels, Cheetos and Nuts, and I looked around and realized that… I was bored..lol! Totally, burnt out, blah, {yawwwn} BORED! Bored of the every day, typical, hand-to-mouth snacks that, while good…are simply over-used and tired.

I needed a new, exciting snack in my life that would wow this crowd..the crowd that has seen every blah and boring snack at my house, and never once complained (that I could hear anyway..haha)!

I wanted to give them something to talk about, something that would make them smack their lips..something that might even require napkins darn it! And here we are! 🙂

NO~ I didn’t invent Onion Straws..I just jazzed them up a bit with the addition of some Ranch Seasoning and tasty Buttermilk… WHOA! This crazy colossal pile of perfectly fried fun left everyone speechless..mostly because they had their mouths full..but still! 🙂

What you’ll need:

2-3 medium.large Onions

2 cups Buttermilk

1.5 cups of Flour

1 packet of Ranch Dressing/Seasoning

Oil for frying..I used Canola

A couple of large bowls and a strainer

Directions:

First, slice up your Onions super-duper thin..I used a Mandolin, but a sharp knife will do just fine!

Place the sliced Onions into a large bowl and pour the Buttermilk all over them, making sure they’re all getting a nice coating!

In a large bowl combine the Flour and the Ranch Seasoning packet until it’s all mixed.

Now, grab a pile of Onions from the Buttermilk, and let the excess drip away. Place them into the strainer and over a bowl dust them with the flour mixture, giving them a shake to coat them evenly.