Dips For Fries & Onion Rings

Non-Ketchup Dips For Fries & Onion Rings

January 27, 2015 at 7:00 am · Filed under Condiments, Recipes, Tip Of The Day, Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

[1] Onion rings with horseradish dipping sauce (photo © QVC).

Curry Ketchup
[2] You can buy spicy ketchup or you can make your own by mixing hot sauce or curry powder into regular ketchup (photo © pMaya Kaimal).

When Chef David Venable of QVC wrote us to suggest Beer-Battered Onion Rings with Horseradish Dill Dipping Sauce—the recipes are below—we thought: What else works as a condiment with French fries and onion rings instead of ketchup (at least, plain ketchup)?

For a change of pace or a special occasion, try these condiments, dips, and sauces:

Aïoli (garlic mayonnaise), the classic for Belgian frites (recipe)

Bacon mayonnaise, like Baconnaise

Blue cheese dip (here’s our favorite)

Chipotle ketchup, curry ketchup or sriracha ketchup (recipe—[photo below])

Creamy dressings: Ranch, Russian, Thousand Island

Ginger-sesame sauce (recipe below)

Homemade lemon or lime mayonnaise (recipe—grate zest into the mayo to taste)

Korean dipping sauce, based on tofu, red pepper paste, and soybean paste (recipe)

Ponzu sauce (photo at left)

Saffron mayonnaise (recipe)

Salsa, red or green

Spicy mayonnaise (like chipotle or wasabi mayo)

Vietnamese dipping sauce, sweet and tangy, with lime juice and Thai chiles (recipe)

Yogurt dip—tzatziki or raita

RECIPE #1: GINGER-SESAME SAUCE

Ingredients

2-1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

2 teaspoons crushed red pepper

1 large garlic clove, very finely chopped

1/2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger

1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Preparation

1. WHISK together the ingredients in a small bowl. That’s it!

RECIPE: HORSERADISH DIPPING SAUCE

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tablespoon horseradish

1/4 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped

Preparation

1. WHISK together the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish paprika and dill in a small bowl. Set aside and cook the onion rings.

RECIPE #2: FRIED ONION RINGS

Ingredients

Canola oil, for frying

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons dried oregano

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 bottle (12 ounces) beer

3 large onions, preferably Vidalia, sliced into 1/4-inch rings and separated

Preparation

1. CLIP a deep-frying thermometer to the side of a deep, heavy pot. Add 2 inches of canola oil to the pot and slowly heat the oil to 350°F. While the oil is heating…

2. WHISK together the flour, egg, garlic powder, oregano, cayenne, salt and black pepper in a bowl. Gradually whisk in the beer, stirring until a thick batter forms.

3. DREDGE the onion slices in the batter. Using tongs, add four or five onion rings to the hot oil and fry for 1-2 minutes, until golden brown. Turn them halfway through cooking. (Cook the onion rings in batches or the oil won’t stay hot and the onion rings will be soggy rather than crisp.)

4. USING tongs, remove the fried onions to a wire rack or paper towels to drain. Cook the remaining batter-dipped onion rings. Serve hot with the dipping sauce.

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