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There’s nothing better than a greasy pile of crispy deep-fired onion rings to go along with your hamburger. Many people may think the hassle of making home made onion rings is too great, but they will be surprised by just how easy it is when they follow this recipe:Crispy Fried Onion Rings

~4 large yellow onions
~cold buttermilk
~2/3 cup cornmeal
~2/3 cup all-purpose flour
~¼ tsp salt
~1/8 tsp black pepper
~2 Tbsp melted vegetable shortening
~1 beaten egg
~1 2/3 cups milk
~Flour
 
Preparation

Peel onions and slice them into rounds about 1/4–inch thick. Separate rings; soak in milk for 15 minutes. Mix cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper, melted shortening, egg, and 1 2/3 cups milk to make the batter. Pat onion rings dry; dip batter in flour. Fry onion rings in one of the cast iron deep fry pans or a Dutch oven in deep fat at 360 degrees until golden brown.

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Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 medium tart apples, unpeeled, cored, quartered, and sliced
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar

Preparation:Melt butter in a medium heavy skillet over medium heat. Add apples to a cast iron skillet; cover and cook for 5 minutes, or until apples are juicy. Turn and sprinkle with 1/3 cup sugar. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes longer. Uncover and cook 2 to 3 minutes longer, or until sugar is absorbed and apples are lightly browned on bottom. Remove from heat and sprinkle with a few more tablespoons of sugar, depending on tartness of apples. Serve hot as a side dish to ham or pork meal, or with breakfast.

Serves 6.

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Wise shoppers should consider investing for this type of cookware sets.  This would not just guarantee in improving the flavor of any food specialty but would also be practical in saving time and energy while cooking.